Ballons des Vosges Nature Park | |
Iucn Category: | V |
Location: | Grand Est Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France |
Coordinates: | 47.9772°N 6.9349°W |
Area Km2: | 2700 |
Established: | 1989 |
Governing Body: | Fédération des parcs naturels régionaux de France |
The Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges) is a protected area of woodland, pasture, wetland, farmland and historical sites in the regions of Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1989.[1] 187 communes belonging to the departments of Haut-Rhin, Vosges, Haute-Saône and Territoire de Belfort are members of the park, which hosts 238,000 inhabitants.[2] It is one of the largest and most populated French regional parks. A wide range of habitats available in the park benefit a variety of wildlife such as boreal owl, lynx, peregrine falcon, western capercaillie, Dianthus superbus, cranberry and Drosera.