Perche Regional Natural Park

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Park management in Nocé

The Perche Regional Nature Park ( French Parc naturel régional du Perche ) is located in the French departments of Orne ( Normandy region ) and Eure-et-Loir ( Center-Val de Loire region ).

The nature park, founded in 1998, covers an area of ​​182,000 hectares. 118 communities with around 77,000 inhabitants make up the park. The park administration is located in the Manoir de Courboyer in the village of Nocé , a district of the new municipality of Perche en Nocé ( 48 ° 23 ′ 49 ″  N , 0 ° 40 ′ 15 ″  E Coordinates: 48 ° 23 ′ 49 ″  N , 0 ° 40 ′ 15 "  O ).

The park is located in the wooded landscape of Le Perche , which gained importance as a separate county in French history . It is known to nature lovers above all for its pastures surrounded by hedges ( bocages ) , on which a special breed of horse of the area, the Percheron , was bred in large numbers in the past . The landscape has remained very close to nature; the diversely structured forest and pasture areas as well as various wetlands form the basis of life for a multitude of rare animal and plant species .

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