Orient Forest Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional de la Forêt d'Orient) is a protected area of woodlands and lakes in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. It covers a total area of The parkland encompasses the large Forêt d'Orient National Nature Reserve and three man-made lakes: Lac d'Orient, Lac du Temple and Lac Amance. The area was officially designated as a regional natural park in 1970.
Member communes The park includes the following member communes: Amance • Argançon • Assencières Blaincourt-sur-Aube • Bossancourt • Bouranton • Brévonnes • Briel-sur-Barse • Brienne-la-Vieille • Brienne-le-Château Champ-sur-Barse • Chauffour-lès-Bailly • Courteranges Dienville • Dolancourt • Dosches Épagne Géraudot Jessains • Juvanzé Lassicourt • Laubressel • Lesmont • La Loge-aux-Chèvres • Lusigny-sur-Barse • Luyères Magny-Fouchard • Maison-des-Champs • Maizières-lès-Brienne • Mathaux • Mesnil-Saint-Père • Mesnil-Sellières • Molins-sur-Aube • Montiéramey • Montreuil-sur-Barse Onjon Pel-et-Der • Piney • Précy-Notre-Dame • Précy-Saint-Martin • Puits-et-Nuisement Radonvilliers • Rosnay-l'Hôpital • La Rothière • Rouilly-Sacey Saint-Christophe-Dodinicourt • Saint-Léger-sous-Brienne Thennelières • Trannes Unienville Val-d'Auzon • Vauchonvilliers • Vendeuvre-sur-Barse • Villemoyenne
Lakes The three man-made lakes offer sport and leisure activities for visitors and a home to animals. The largest, Lac d'Orient, covers beside two marinas and three sand beaches.
See also List of regional natural parks of France Lake of Orient
References
External links
Official park website Official park website