Millevaches En Limousin, Regional natural park in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
The Parc naturel régional de Millevaches en Limousin is a regional natural park created in 2004, covering 3,346 km² across Corrèze, Creuse and Haute-Vienne. It centres on the granite Millevaches plateau, rising from 400 to 977 m at Mont Bessou, and includes the La Courtine plateau, the Monédières and Mont Gargan. Eleven rivers over 50 km long rise here, among them the Vienne, Creuse and Vézère.
The park project was initiated by regional leaders in the 1980s and officially established by government decree in 2004. This creation reflected growing concern for protecting the natural landscape for future generations.
The territory maintains traditional ways of living with cattle and sheep raising that shape the landscape. Handcrafted trades in building and food production remain woven into daily life here.
The park provides maps and guides for an extensive network of walking paths through different landscape types. Proper footwear matters here since the terrain alternates between boggy and wet areas.
On 30 November 2021 the park became France's fourth International Dark Sky Reserve, placing the Millevaches plateau sky among 19 sites worldwide. The granite plateau, rising to 977 m at Mont Bessou, keeps light pollution low. The label covers the whole park, not a single viewpoint.
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