Orient Forest Regional Natural Park (
French: ''Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient'') is a
protected area of woodlands and lakes in the
Champagne-Ardenne
Champagne-Ardenne () is a former administrative region of France, located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium. Mostly corresponding to the historic province of Champagne, the region is known for its sparkling white wine of th ...
region
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of
France
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. It covers a total area of
The parkland encompasses the large
Forêt d'Orient National Nature Reserve and three man-made lakes: Lac d'Orient,
Lac du Temple and Lac Amance.
The area was officially designated as a
regional natural park in 1970.
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Member communes
The park includes the following member communes
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* Amance • Argançon • Assencières
* Blaincourt-sur-Aube • Bossancourt • Bouranton • Brévonnes • Briel-sur-Barse
Briel-sur-Barse (, literally ''Briel on Barse'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
The Barse flows through the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
The following is a list of ...
• Brienne-la-Vieille
Brienne-la-Vieille () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
The commune is bordered to the north by Brienne-le-Château in southern Champagne, and is traversed by the river Aube. It lies to the north of Lake Amance in ...
• Brienne-le-Château
Brienne-le-Château () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. It is located from the right bank of the river Aube and 26 miles northeast of Troyes.
History
It was the centre of the medieval County of Brienne, whose lords ...
* Champ-sur-Barse
Champ-sur-Barse (, literally ''Champ on Barse'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
The Barse flows through the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*List of medieval bridges in ...
• Chauffour-lès-Bailly • Courteranges
Courteranges () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
The Barse flows through the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*List of medieval bridges in France
*Parc naturel régional d ...
* Dienville • Dolancourt • Dosches
* Épagne
* Géraudot
* Jessains • Juvanzé
* Lassicourt • Laubressel • Lesmont
Lesmont is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
The following is a list of the 431 communes of the Aube department of France.
The communes cooperate in the follow ...
• La Loge-aux-Chèvres • Lusigny-sur-Barse
Lusigny-sur-Barse (; ) is a commune in the Aube department in the northeastern Grand Est region of France. In 2019, it had a population of 2,207.
Geography
The Barse flows through the commune.
The most recognisable building in Lusigny, throug ...
• Luyères
* Magny-Fouchard • Maison-des-Champs • Maizières-lès-Brienne • Mathaux • Mesnil-Saint-Père • Mesnil-Sellières • Molins-sur-Aube • Montiéramey
Montiéramey () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
The Barse flows through the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
Orient Fores ...
• Montreuil-sur-Barse
Montreuil-sur-Barse (, literally ''Montreuil on Barse'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
The Barse flows through the commune.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Aube department
The following is a ...
* Onjon
* Pel-et-Der • Piney • Précy-Notre-Dame • Précy-Saint-Martin • Puits-et-Nuisement
* Radonvilliers • Rosnay-l'Hôpital • La Rothière • Rouilly-Sacey
* Saint-Christophe-Dodinicourt • Saint-Léger-sous-Brienne
* Thennelières • Trannes
Trannes () is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Population
See also
* Communes of the Aube department
*Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient
Orient Forest Regional Natural Park ( French: ''Parc naturel rà ...
* Unienville
* Val-d'Auzon • Vauchonvilliers • Vendeuvre-sur-Barse
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse (, literally ''Vendeuvre on Barse'') is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.
Geography
The Barse has its source in the commune, under the chateau.
Population
Vendeuvre-sur-Barse_Eglise_R05.jpg, ...
• Villemoyenne
Lakes
The three man-made lakes offer sport and leisure activities for visitors and a home to animals. The largest, Lac d'Orient, covers beside two marinas and three sand beaches.[
File:Cygne-Amance.jpg, Lac Amance
Lac-Temple-Digue.jpg, Lac du Temple
Lac de la foret d'Orient.jpg, Lac d'Orient
]
See also
* List of regional natural parks of France
A regional nature park or regional natural park (french: parc naturel régional or PNR) is a public establishment in France between local authorities and the Cabinet of France, French national government covering an inhabited rural area of outstan ...
References
External links
Official park website
Official park website
Regional natural parks of France
Geography of Aube
Protected areas established in 1970
Tourist attractions in Aube
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