Brière Regional Natural Park

47°22′09″N 2°15′32″W / 47.3691°N 2.259°W / 47.3691; -2.259Established1970Governing bodyFédération des parcs naturels régionaux de FranceWebsitehttp://uk.parc-naturel-briere.fr/

Brière Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional de Brière) is a protected area in the Pays de la Loire region of France. It covers a total area of 40,000 hectares (99,000 acres)^[1] with a core of wetland, the Grande Brière, covering approximately 7,000 hectares (17,000 acres).^[2] The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1970.^[1]

The park includes the following member communes:^[3]

Assérac
Crossac
Donges
Guerande
Herbignac
La Baule-Escoublac
La Chapelle-des-Marais
Missillac
Montoir-de-Bretagne
Pornichet
Prinquiau
Saint-André-des-Eaux
Saint-Joachim
Saint-Lyphard
Saint-Malo-de-Guersac
Saint-Molf
Saint-Nazaire
Sainte-Reine-de-Bretagne
Trignac

References

^ ^a ^b IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas (November 1990). 1990 United Nations list of national parks and protected areas. IUCN. p. 88. ISBN 978-2-8317-0032-8. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
^ Nicola Williams; Virginie Boone (2002). The Loire. Lonely Planet. p. 254. ISBN 978-1-86450-358-6. Retrieved 19 October 2011.
^ "Objectif 2010" (PDF) (in French). Parc-naturel-briere.fr. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2006. Retrieved 19 October 2011.