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Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional du Morvan'') is a
protected area
Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...
of woodlands, lakes and traditional farmland in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region c ...
region
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
of central France. It covers a total area of and extends through four different departments
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
with the majority being in Nièvre
Nièvre () is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. Named after the river Nièvre, it had a population of 204,452 in 2019.regional natural park in 1970.
The ''maison du parc'' (main visitors center) is located in the small commune of
Official park website
Morvan tourism association
{{Authority control Regional natural parks of France Geography of Nièvre Geography of Côte-d'Or Geography of Saône-et-Loire Geography of Yonne Protected areas established in 1970 Tourist attractions in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Tourist attractions in Côte-d'Or Tourist attractions in Nièvre Tourist attractions in Saône-et-Loire Tourist attractions in Yonne
The ''maison du parc'' (main visitors center) is located in the small commune of Saint-Brisson
Saint-Brisson () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Points of interest
* Herbularium du Morvan
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc ...
. It maintains one of the park's six natural history museums (''Écomusée de Morvan'').
Member communes
The park includes 117communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...
as well as five associated partner communes.
* Aisy-sous-Thil
Aisy-sous-Thil (, literally ''Aisy under Thil'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Geography
Aisy-sous-Thil is about 35 km south-east of Avalon and about 25 km south ...
• Alligny-en-Morvan • Anost
Anost () is a rural commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central-east France. It is located on the departmental border with Nièvre, northeast of the Haut-Folin summit and southwest of Ménessaire, a ...
• Antully
Antully () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Geography
The commune lies in the northwest of the department near Autun in the area of the Morvan
The Morvan (historically ...
• Arleuf • Arnay-le-Duc • Asquins • Autun
Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give ...
• Avallon
* Bard-le-Régulier • Bazoches • Beauvilliers • Blanot • Blismes • Brassy • Brazey-en-Morvan • Bussières
* Cervon • Chalaux
Chalaux () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Demographics
On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 83.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park ( ...
• Champeau-en-Morvan
Champeau-en-Morvan is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional d ...
• Chastellux-sur-Cure • Château-Chinon (Campagne) • Château-Chinon (Ville)
Château-Chinon (Ville) () is a commune in the Nièvre department in France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.
The villages around the town are grouped in another commune named Château-Chinon (Campagne).
François Mitterrand (1916–199 ...
• Châtillon-en-Bazois • Châtin
Châtin () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Demographics
On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 84.
Notable people
Châtin was the birthplace of Annick Gendron, painter.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre dep ...
• Chaumard • Chissey-en-Morvan • Corancy
Corancy () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. On 1 January 2019, the population was 285.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre department of France.
...
• Cussy-en-Morvan
Cussy-en-Morvan ( "Cussy-in-Morvan"), commonly referred to simply as Cussy, is a rural commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central-east France. It is located some northwest of Autun, in the hea ...
* Domecy-sur-Cure • Dommartin • Dompierre-en-Morvan • Dun-les-Places • Dun-sur-Grandry
Dun-sur-Grandry is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Demographics
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre department of France.
The communes cooperate ...
* Étang-sur-Arroux
Étang-sur-Arroux (, literally ''Étang on Arroux'') is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Saône-et-Loire department
*Parc naturel régional du Mo ...
* Fâchin
Fâchin () is a commune in the department of Nièvre in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region of central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre department o ...
• Foissy-lès-Vézelay
Foissy-lès-Vézelay (, literally ''Foissy near Vézelay'') is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
See also
*Communes of the Yonne department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional ...
• Fontenay-près-Vézelay
* Gâcogne
Gâcogne () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre department of France.
The communes cooperate in the ...
• Gien-sur-Cure
Gien-sur-Cure (, ) is a commune in the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central-east France. In 2019, it had a population of 95. Part of Morvan Regional Natural Park, Gien-sur-Cure is located on the departmental ...
• Glux-en-Glenne
Glux-en-Glenne () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Demographics
On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 91.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Ni ...
• Gouloux
* Island
An island or isle is a piece of subcontinental land completely surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, skerries, cays or keys. An island in a river or a lake island may be ...
* Juillenay
Juillenay () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and t ...
* La Celle-en-Morvan
La Celle-en-Morvan is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative di ...
• La Comelle • La Grande-Verrière • La Motte-Ternant
La Motte-Ternant () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional du ...
• La Petite-Verrière • La Roche-en-Brenil
La Roche-en-Brenil () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régiona ...
• Lacour-d'Arcenay • Larochemillay
Larochemillay is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Demographics
On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 231.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièv ...
• Lavault-de-Frétoy
Lavault-de-Frétoy () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional du Morvan'') is a pro ...
• Liernais • Lormes • Lucenay-l'Évêque
Lucenay-l'Évêque () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Geography
The commune is in the far northwestern corner of the department, northwest of Autun.
The village lies ...
• Luzy
* Magny • Marigny-l'Église
Marigny-l'Église () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France
Etymology
The name Marigny can be traced to the Gallo-Roman Era. It is derived from the Latin toponym ''Mariniacus'' which comes from the cognomen ''Marinus''. Ma ...
• Ménessaire
Ménessaire is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central-east France. In 2019, it had a population of 86. Ménessaire is a Côte-d'Or exclave situated between the Nièvre and Saône-et-Loire depa ...
• Mhère
Mhère () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
According to the Institut Géographique National, between 1 January 2007 and 1 January 2008, Mhère was the geographic centre of the Eurozone, after its enlargement to Slovenia ...
• Millay • Molphey
Molphey () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and terri ...
• Montigny-en-Morvan
Montigny-en-Morvan is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Demographics
On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 281.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the ...
• Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy
Montigny-Saint-Barthélemy () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administra ...
• Montlay-en-Auxois
Montlay-en-Auxois () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional d ...
• Montreuillon
Montreuillon () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Demographics
On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 259.
Eurozone
Montreuillon was the official centre of the Eurozone between 2001 and 2007.
Canal du Niverna ...
• Montsauche-les-Settons • Moulins-Engilbert • Moux-en-Morvan
Moux-en-Morvan is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following i ...
* Onlay • Ouroux-en-Morvan
Ouroux-en-Morvan is a commune in the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in central France. In 2018, it had a population of 601.
Geography
Ouroux-en-Morvan, which covers an area of 60.56 km2 (23.38 sq mi), is part of Morvan ...
* Pierre-Perthuis • Planchez • Poil • Pontaubert • Pouques-Lormes
Pouques-Lormes () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Demographics
On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 158.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the N ...
• Précy-sous-Thil
Précy-sous-Thil (, literally ''Précy under Thil'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of ...
• Préporché
Préporché () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following ...
* Quarré-les-Tombes
* Roussillon-en-Morvan • Rouvray
* Saint-Agnan • Saint-Andeux • Saint-André-en-Morvan • Saint-Brisson
Saint-Brisson () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Points of interest
* Herbularium du Morvan
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc ...
• Saint-Didier • Saint-Didier-sur-Arroux • Saint-Germain-de-Modéon
Saint-Germain-de-Modéon () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natur ...
• Saint-Germain-des-Champs • Saint-Hilaire-en-Morvan
Saint-Hilaire-en-Morvan (, ) is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional du Morvan'') i ...
• Saint-Honoré-les-Bains • Saint-Léger-de-Fougeret
Saint-Léger-de-Fougeret () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre department of France.
The communes cooperate in ...
• Saint-Léger-sous-Beuvray • Saint-Léger-Vauban
Saint-Léger-Vauban () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
It lies within the Parc naturel régional du Morvan.
Geography
The town is situated between Rouvray and Quarré-les-Tombes. T ...
• Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer
Saint-Martin-de-la-Mer () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrativ ...
• Saint-Martin-du-Puy • Saint-Père • Saint-Péreuse
Saint-Péreuse () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre department of France.
The communes cooperate in the followin ...
• Saint-Prix-lès-Arnay
Saint-Prix-lès-Arnay (, literally ''Saint-Prix near Arnay'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natura ...
• Sainte-Magnance
Sainte-Magnance () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
History
The village was originally named Saint-Pierre-sous-Cordois.
In 448 bishop Germanus of Auxerre (380 - 448) died in Ravenna on ...
• Saulieu • Savilly
Savilly is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional du Morvan'') ...
• Sermages
Sermages () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Demographics
On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 191.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre ...
• Sincey-lès-Rouvray
Sincey-lès-Rouvray (, literally ''Sincey near Rouvray'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and mi ...
• Sommant
* Tharoiseau
Tharoiseau () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
See also
*Communes of the Yonne department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional ...
• Thil-sur-Arroux • Thoisy-la-Berchère
Thoisy-la-Berchère () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative d ...
*Uchon
Uchon () is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a ...
*Vauclaix
Vauclaix () is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France.
Demographics
On 1 January 2019, the estimated population was 135.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
The following is a list of the 309 communes of the Nièvre ...
• Vézelay
Vézelay () is a commune in the department of Yonne in the north-central French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. It is a defensible hill town famous for Vézelay Abbey. The town and its 11th-century Romanesque Basilica of St Magdalene are ...
• Vianges
Vianges () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a g ...
• Vic-sous-Thil
Vic-sous-Thil (, literally ''Vic under Thil'') is a commune in the Côte-d'Or ''département'' in eastern France.
Population
Sights
* Château de Thil, ruined mediaeval castle, listed since 1905 as a historic site by the French Ministry o ...
• Villapourçon
Villapourçon () is a Communes of France, commune in the Nièvre Departments of France, department in central France.
Demographics
On 1 January 2020, the estimated population was 409.
See also
*Communes of the Nièvre department
*Parc naturel r ...
• Villargoix
Villargoix () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régional du Morv ...
• Villiers-en-Morvan
Partner communes
* Arnay-le-Duc •Autun
Autun () is a subprefecture of the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of central-eastern France. It was founded during the Principate era of the early Roman Empire by Emperor Augustus as Augustodunum to give ...
• Corbigny • Châtillon-en-Bazois • Saint-Brancher
Saint-Brancher () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France.
See also
*Communes of the Yonne department
*Parc naturel régional du Morvan
Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel régi ...
See also
*Herbularium du Morvan The Herbularium du Morvan (500 m2), more formally known as the Herbularium du parc naturel régional du Morvan, is a botanical garden with arboretum located at the Maison du Parc in the Parc naturel régional du Morvan, Saint-Brisson, Nièvre, Burgu ...
* List of regional natural parks of France
References
Sources
External links
Official park website
Morvan tourism association
{{Authority control Regional natural parks of France Geography of Nièvre Geography of Côte-d'Or Geography of Saône-et-Loire Geography of Yonne Protected areas established in 1970 Tourist attractions in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Tourist attractions in Côte-d'Or Tourist attractions in Nièvre Tourist attractions in Saône-et-Loire Tourist attractions in Yonne