| Hures-la-Parade | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Arrondissement: | Florac |
| Canton: | Florac Trois Rivières |
| Insee: | 48074 |
| Postal Code: | 48150 |
| Mayor: | Vincent Pratlong[1] |
| Term: | 2021 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | CC Gorges Causses Cévennes |
| Coordinates: | 44.2458°N 3.3531°W |
| Elevation M: | 1000 |
| Elevation Min M: | 501 |
| Elevation Max M: | 1204 |
| Area Km2: | 88.59 |
Hures-la-Parade (in French pronounced as /yʁ la paʁad/; Occitan (post 1500);: Ura e la Parada) is a commune in the Lozère department in southern France.[2]
Hures-la-Parade is situated on the Causse Méjean in the southeastern part of the Lozère department. It was created in 1971 after the fusion of the old communes of Hures and La Parade. With less than three inhabitants per square kilometer, it is one of the least densely populated French communes. The commune's southern border is delineated by the gorges of the Jonte river, which also form the border with the neighboring Aveyron department.
The territory of the commune houses three officially recognized natural sites:[3]
A group of Przewalski horses was released near the hamlet of Le Villaret in 2004 with the aim of preparing them for their eventual reintroduction in Western Mongolia.[4]