nature
wild and protected
Le Parc National des Cévennes
Woods and forests
CEVENNES Gorges du Tarn Mont Lozere
FLORAC 48400 FLORAC TROIS RIVIERES
The Cévennes National Park is one of the ten national parks of France. This vast territory of mid-mountain has been distinguished by Unesco.
LAC DE VILLEFORT
Lakes
CEVENNES Mont Lozere
48800 VILLEFORT
At 2,5 kilometers from the city center, the lake of Villefort is a vast lake of 127ha, ideal for all the pleasures of water: fishing, supervised sandy beach and a nautical base in summer.
GORGES DU CHASSEZAC
Gorges
CEVENNES Mont Lozere
48800 PREVENCHERES
The Gorges du Chassezac make for a remarkable vision of granite rock outcrops and river water.
ETANG DE BARRANDON
Ponds
Mont Lozere
48000 SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-VALDONNEZ
Located in the commune of Saint Étienne du Valdonnez, the Barrandon pond is located in the heart of the Cévennes National Park. It is labeled "European Charter for Sustainable Tourism".
Le Sommet de Finiels
Massive and mountains
Mont Lozere
LE PONT-DE-MONTVERT 48220 PONT DE MONTVERT - SUD MONT LOZERE
The top of Finiels culminates on the massif of Mont-Lozère to 1699 meters. This is the highest point of Lozère. To get there, take the D20 linking the Montvert Bridge to the Bleymard. Once...
GORGES DU BRAMONT
Gorges
Mont Lozere
48000 SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-VALDONNEZ
These deep gorges, on the northwestern slope of Mont-Lozère, were dug by the Bramont creek whose waters are partly underground.
PLATEAU DE CHARPAL
Massive and mountains
MARGERIDE
48170 ARZENC-DE-RANDON
The Charpal Plateau is largely wooded, but it has retained an exceptional concentration of peat bogs (complex of priority habitats), including the largest in Lozère, since they can cover up to 25 hectares. It is...
Belvédère des gorges du Chassezac
Panoramas
CEVENNES Mont Lozere
LA GARDE-GUERIN 48800 PREVENCHERES
The Chassezac runs through very deep granite gorges beneath the medieval village of Garde-Guérin. The setting is extremely wild (no village and no road visible) and is worth a visit in itself.
LAC DU RACHAS
Lakes
CEVENNES Mont Lozere
48800 PREVENCHERES
The Rachas Lake is part of a complex dedicated to hydroelectric power production.
TOURBIERE DE BARRADON
Peatlands
Mont Lozere
48000 SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-VALDONNEZ
Peatlands are closely linked to the presence of springs, water tables or lakes. These environments, resulting from the last glaciations, are extremely fragile and sensitive to any disturbance in their hydrological functioning.
LAC DE PUYLAURENT
Lakes
CEVENNES Mont Lozere
48250 LA BASTIDE-PUYLAURENT
Lake Puylaurent is part of a complex dedicated to hydroelectric power production.
LAC DE ROUJANEL
Lakes
CEVENNES Mont Lozere
48800 PREVENCHERES
Lake Roujanel is part of a complex dedicated to hydroelectric power production.