Risle, Guiel, Charentonne Explained

Risle, Guiel, Charentonne is a Natura 2000 site around the rivers and valleys of the Risle, Charentonne, Guiel and their tributaries and valleys of these rivers.^[1]

Geography

The area is 4,747 hectares in size and is mostly within the Eure department of Normandy, with the remaining 7% of the area based in the Orne department.^[2] The valleys of the protected area which the rivers run through are an Alluvial plain.^[1]

It is spread across 70 different communes all within the Orne department;^[2]

1. Aclou
   1. Ambenay Appeville-Annebault
2. Authou
3. Barquet
4. Beaumont-le-Roger
5. Beaumontel
6. Le Bec-Hellouin
7. Bernay
8. Bosrobert
9. Brionne
10. Broglie
11. Calleville
12. Campigny
13. Caorches-Saint-Nicolas
14. Chamblac
15. Chaumont
16. Condé-sur-Risle
17. Corneville-sur-Risle
18. La Ferrière-sur-Risle
19. Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire
20. La Ferté-en-Ouche
21. Fontaine-l'Abbé
22. Freneuse-sur-Risle
23. Glos-sur-Risle
24. Goupil-Othon
25. Grosley-sur-Risle
26. La Houssaye
27. Launay
28. Livet-sur-Authou
29. Manneville-sur-Risle
30. Menneval
31. Mesnil-en-Ouche
32. Montfort-sur-Risle
33. Montreuil-l'Argillé
34. Mélicourt
35. Nassandres sur Risle
36. Neaufles-Auvergny
37. La Neuve-Lyre
38. Notre-Dame-du-Hamel
39. Le Noyer-en-Ouche
40. La Noë-Poulain
41. Pont-Audemer
42. Pont-Authou
43. La Poterie-Mathieu
44. Les Préaux
45. Romilly-la-Puthenaye
46. Rugles
47. Saint-Agnan-de-Cernières
48. Saint-Christophe-sur-Condé
49. Saint-Denis-d'Augerons
50. Saint-Evroult-de-Montfort
51. Saint-Laurent-du-Tencement
52. Saint-Mards-de-Blacarville
53. Saint-Martin-Saint-Firmin
54. Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle
55. Saint-Pierre-de-Cernières
56. Saint-Pierre-de-Salerne
57. Saint-Siméon
58. Saint-Étienne-l'Allier
59. Le Sap-André
60. Selles
61. Serquigny
62. Tourville-sur-Pont-Audemer
63. Toutainville
64. Treis-Sants-en-Ouche
65. La Trinité-de-Réville
66. La Trinité-des-Laitiers
67. Verneusses
68. La Vieille-Lyre

Conservation

The conservation area has eighteen species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;^[3]

1. Northern crested newt
   1. European bullhead Cottus perifretum
2. European river lamprey
3. Brook lamprey
4. Sea lamprey
5. Atlantic salmon
6. White-clawed crayfish
7. Southern damselfly
8. Jersey tiger
9. European stag beetle
10. Orange-spotted emerald
11. Desmoulin's whorl snail
12. Eurasian otter
13. Bechstein's bat
14. Geoffroy's bat
15. Greater mouse-eared bat
16. Greater horseshoe bat

In addition the Natura 2000 site has seven habitats protected under the Habitats Directive.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: SITE NATURA 2000 FR 2300150 "RISLE, GUIEL, CHARENTONNE". Department De l'Eure.
2. Web site: INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2300150 - Risle, Guiel, Charentonne - Description.
3. Web site: EUNIS -Site factsheet for Risle, Guiel, Charentonne. eunis.eea.europa.eu.