Cévennes National Park

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Cevennes National Park (French: Parc national des Cevennes) is a French national park located in Southern France, in the mountains area of Cevennes. Created in 1970, the park has its administrative seat in Florac at Florac Castle. It is located manually in the departments of Lozère and Gard; it also covers some parts of Ardèche and Aveyron, therefore stretching across a record number of departments for a national park. The Aven Armand cellar is located in the park. In 2011, the Park was made a part of The Causses and the Cevennes, Mediterranean agro-pastoral Cultural Landscape UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The park includes several mountains and plateaus, including: Mont Lozère, Mont Aigoual, Causse Méjean, France. Mont Lozère is the highest peak peak in the area, reaching 1,699 meters.

History: The Cevennes country is rich in history, with a strong cultural identity, being at the heart of Camisard revolt, which followed the recall of the Edict of Nantes (the Edict of Fontainebleau), after which Protestants were actively persecuted. Numerous testimonies of Camisard war in the Cevennes abund in towns and villages of the Cevennes National Park. A permanent exhibition...