Cévennes National Park

Mountains, limestone gorges and caves across southern France's Cévennes

Mont Lozère, Mont Aigoual and the Causse Méjean plateau make up a mountain park that spans four departments, a record for a French national park. It is part of a UNESCO agro-pastoral cultural landscape and holds the Aven Armand cave.

1Aven ArmandA cave on the Causse Méjean with a forest of stalagmites, the tallest about 30 metres high.
2Gorges de la JonteA real canyon with hiking trails from Rozier and the Causse Méjean.
3Cirque de NavacellesA cirque where the road descends to a tiny village near Blandas.

Things to do

  • On footClimb the 4,000 steps from Valleraugue to the observatory on Mont Aigoual at 1,567 metres
  • On footHike the trails from Rozier into the Gorges de la Jonte
  • By bikeCycle up Mont Aigoual by the long Valleraugue slope, 28 kilometres at 4.3%
  • HeritageVisit the Camisard exhibition at the old temple of Le Rouve
Aven Armand
Aven Armand
Gorges de la Jonte
Gorges de la Jonte
Cirque de Navacelles
Cirque de Navacelles

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France · Southern France Est. 1970 Size 913 km² Highest 1,699 m Protected area category: IUCN II

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