The Cévennes National Park (French: Parc National des Cévennes) is a national park, located in southern France, in the mountainous area of Cévennes. This article is about national parks. ...
The park was created in 1970. Its administrative seat is located in Florac. The park is mainly located in the départements of Lozère and Gard, and covers some parts of Ardèche and Aveyron. 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. ... Lozère is a département in southeast France near the Massif Central. ... Gard is a département located in the south of France named after the river Gardon (or Gard). ... Ardèche is a département in south-central France named after the Ardèche River. ... Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River. ...
Geography
The park covers includes several mountains and plateaus, including: Mont Lozère, Mont Aigoual, Causse Méjean.