Borders of the park and principal summits, towns and rivers
It rises up to 4,102 m (13,458 ft) at the Barre des Écrins and covers 925 km2 (357 sq mi) of high mountain areas, with high peaks, glacier fields, glacier valleys, alpine pastures, subalpine woodlands and lakes. It attracts up to 800,000 tourists annually, in particular hikers and climbers. The park has been awarded the European Diploma of Protected Areas.
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January 01, 1970
Écrins, national, park, french, parc, national, Écrins, pronounced, paʁk, nɑsjɔnal, ekʁɛ, occitan, parc, nacional, dels, escrinhs, french, national, park, located, southeastern, part, france, dauphiné, alps, south, grenoble, north, shared, between, departments. Ecrins National Park French parc national des Ecrins pronounced paʁk nɑsjɔnal dez ekʁɛ Occitan parc Nacional dels Escrinhs is a French national park located in the southeastern part of France in the Dauphine Alps south of Grenoble and north of Gap shared between the departments of Isere and Hautes Alpes The park is one of eight regions in France designated as French national parks Ecrins National ParkParc national des EcrinsIUCN category II national park Plateau d EmparisLocationIsere and Hautes Alpes FranceNearest cityBrianconGapGrenobleCoordinates44 51 21 N 6 15 49 E 44 85583 N 6 26361 E 44 85583 6 26361Area925 km2 357 sq mi Established27 March 1973Governing bodyParcs nationaux de FranceGeography edit nbsp Borders of the park and principal summits towns and rivers It rises up to 4 102 m 13 458 ft at the Barre des Ecrins and covers 925 km2 357 sq mi of high mountain areas with high peaks glacier fields glacier valleys alpine pastures subalpine woodlands and lakes It attracts up to 800 000 tourists annually in particular hikers and climbers The park has been awarded the European Diploma of Protected Areas Its borders mostly correspond to these of the Massif des Ecrins delimited by the main valleys of rivers Drac Romanche and Durance with its Guisane dependency Ecrins National Park covers the territory of the following communes Ancelle Aspres les Corps Benevent et Charbillac Besse en Oisans Buissard Chabottes Champcella Champoleon Chantelouve Chateauroux les Alpes Chauffayer Clavans en Haut Oisans Crots Embrun Entraigues Freissinieres L Argentiere la Bessee La Chapelle en Valgaudemar La Grave La Motte en Champsaur Lavaldens Le Bourg d Oisans Le Monetier les Bains Le Perier Les Costes Les Infournas Les Vigneaux Mizoen Mont de Lans Orcieres Oris en Rattier Ornon Oulles Pelvoux Prunieres Puy Saint Vincent Puy Saint Eusebe Puy Sanieres Reallon Reotier Saint Apollinaire Saint Bonnet en Champsaur Saint Christophe en Oisans Saint Clement sur Durance Saint Eusebe en Champsaur Saint Firmin Saint Jacques en Valgodemard Saint Jean Saint Nicolas Saint Julien en Champsaur Saint Leger les Melezes Saint Maurice en Valgodemard Saint Michel de Chaillol Savines le Lac Valbonnais Valjouffrey Vallouise Venosc Villar d Arene Villard Notre Dame Villard Reymond and Villar Loubiere See also editMassif des EcrinsExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ecrins National park France nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Ecrins National Park Ecrins National Park official site Ecrins pictures Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ecrins National Park amp oldid 1185076912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
