Log in to your account

AroundUs is a community-driven map of interesting places, built by curious explorers like you. It grows with every review, story, and photo you share.

Connect to save your favorite spots, contribute locations, and create personalized routes.

Continue with Google

Continue with Apple

Continue with X

Continue with Facebook

Continue with email

By continuing, you accept our Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions

Forgot Password?

Create an account

France

Parc naturel régional Scarpe-Escaut

Naturschutzgebiet Protected area Regional natural park

Add to collection

Map

Suggest a change

Parc naturel régional Scarpe-Escaut, Regional natural park in Nord department, France

The Scarpe-Escaut Regional Natural Park extends across 48,500 hectares between Lille, Douai, and Valenciennes, featuring wetlands, forests, and agricultural landscapes.

Created in 1968 as the first regional natural park in France, the area incorporates former mining sites with preserved headframes and restored mining shafts.

The park integrates 57 municipalities that maintain traditional architecture through preserved farmhouses, chapels, and pigeon lofts across the northern French countryside.

Visitors can access detailed trail maps and information about local products through an interactive digital platform available on the official park website.

Since 1989, the park forms the Transboundary Natural Park of Hainaut through cross-border cooperation with the Belgian Plaines de l'Escaut Natural Park.

Location: Nord

Inception: 1998

Website: http://pnr-scarpe-escaut.fr

GPS coordinates: 50.42611,3.45667

Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:42

Photo author: Mehdi DENEUX
Photo license: CC BY-SA 4.0

Hidden gems of france

28 elements

France contains protected areas with diverse landscapes and ecosystems. The national parks include alpine regions with peaks exceeding 3000 meters, glaciers and mountain lakes, Mediterranean coastlines with limestone cliffs and marine reserves, and island zones with underwater trails. Regional nature parks feature volcanic areas with 80 extinct volcanoes, extensive wetlands with thousands of ponds hosting over 200 bird species, moorland landscapes in the Ardennes, and coastal zones with lagoons and salt marshes. These protected areas shelter ibex, chamois, marmots, lynx and birds of prey. Visitors find marked hiking trails, historic villages and traditional farming operations.

Around this place

Parc naturel régional Scarpe-Escaut

Parc naturel régional Scarpe-Escaut, Regional natural park in Nord department, France

Hidden gems of france

Northern French coal mining region

Fosse Arenberg

Belfry of Douai

Saint-Amand Abbey

Mare à Goriaux

Musée de la Chartreuse de Douai

Crespin Abbey

Basilica of Our Lady of Bon-Secours

Collégiale Saint-Pierre de Douai

Château de l'Hermitage

Bernissart fossil site

Théâtre de Douai

Fosse Sabatier

Église Notre-Dame du Saint-Cordon de Valenciennes

Église Saint-Géry, Valenciennes

Fosse Ledoux

Pubéco Pévèle Arena

Église Notre-Dame de Douai

Château de Montmorency

Musée municipal de la tour abbatiale de Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valenciennes

Hôtel de ville de Valenciennes

Pierre Brunehaut

Fosse Dutemple

Château de Bernicourt

Musée archéologique Arkéos

Église Notre-Dame des Mineurs de Waziers

Marchiennes Abbey

Reviews

Anhiers

Aubry-du-Hainaut

Bellaing

Beuvrages

Beuvry-la-Forêt

Bousignies

Bouvignies

Bruay-sur-l'Escaut

Bruille-lez-Marchiennes

Bruille-Saint-Amand

Château-l'Abbaye

Condé-sur-l'Escaut

Coutiches

Crespin

Erre

Escautpont

Fenain

Flines-lès-Mortagne

Flines-lez-Raches

Fresnes-sur-Escaut

Hasnon

Haveluy

Hergnies

Hérin

Hornaing

Lallaing

Landas

Lecelles

Marchiennes

Maulde

Millonfosse

Mortagne-du-Nord

Nivelle

Odomez

Oisy

Quarouble

Quiévrechain

Râches

Raimbeaucourt

Raismes

Rieulay

Rosult

Rumegies

Saint-Amand-les-Eaux

Saméon

Sars-et-Rosières

Thivencelle

Thun-Saint-Amand