Corbières-Fenouillèdes Regional Nature Park

Corbières-Fenouillèdes Regional Nature Park

In Occitanie, rock and garrigue predominate, opening onto limestone gorges and carpets of vines.

The Corbières and Fenouillèdes form a unique territory nestled in the heart of the Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales departments. This rural area boasts exceptional biodiversity, with numerous heritage species of flora and fauna.

 

The Park offers a veritable mosaic of landscapes, ranging from vast wine-growing plains to pastures, from limestone cirques to gorges, from hills to ridges eroded by the Tramontane winds.

Created in September 2021, 99 communes covering 178,000 hectares

 

Exceptional biodiversity :

  • 61% of territory classified as Natura 2000 zone
  • 241 species of heritage interest
  • 75 orchid species
  • 360 species of heritage flora

 

Geology and Remarkable History :

  • 500 million years of geological history
  • 25 geological phenomena
  • 67 geosites, including 30 major sites
  • 130 listed monuments and sites
  • 5 royal fortresses and 3 prehistory/dinosaur museums

 

Emblematic highlights :

  • 1230m - Pic de Bugarach
  • 917m - Mont Tauch
  • 1843m - Pic du Dourmidou - The roof of Corbières-Fenouillèdes

Our honeys from the Corbières-Fenouillèdes regional nature park