Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park

Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park (Fr.: Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine) is a protected area of forest and bocage located in the French regions of Basse-Normandie and Pays-de-la-Loire.
Geography
Spanning the departments of Orne, Manche, Mayenne, and Sarthe, the Normandie-Maine park was created in 1975 with a total area of 234,000 hectares (580,000 acres). As of 2011, the parkland has expanded to a total area of 257,000 hectares (640,000 acres) and includes 164 communes with fourteen associated partner communes; the number of inhabitants within the park is approximately 171,000. The park encompasses the Sarthe river valley and the large Forest of Andaines.
Member communes

Aillières-Beauvoir • Ambrières-les-Vallées • Antoigny • Assé-le-Boisne • Aunay-les-Bois • Avrilly •
Bagnoles-de-l'Orne • Barenton • La Baroche-sous-Lucé • Beaulandais • Beauvain • La Bellière • Bion • Boitron • Le Bouillon
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