Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Natural Park | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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Location |
Île-de-France,
Yvelines Essonne, France |
Coordinates | 48°39′40″N 1°57′50″E / 48.661°N 1.964°E [1] |
Area | 256 km2 (99 sq mi) |
Established | 1985 |
Governing body | Fédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France |
Website | www.parc-naturel-chevreuse.fr/ |
Haute Vallée de Chevreuse Regional Natural Park ( French: Parc naturel régional de la haute vallée de Chevreuse) is a protected area in the Île-de-France region of northern France. It is a verdant rural area outside Paris, designated as a regional natural park because it contains a wide variety of unique historical sites.
The parkland spans two departments, Yvelines and Essonne, and connects fifty-one separate communes along the Chevreuse valley of the river Yvette. The park's main office is located in Chevreuse in a medieval fortress, the Château de la Madeleine. [2]
The land was officially designated as a parc naturel régional (PNR) in 1985, with a total area of 25,600 hectares (63,000 acres). [3]