Celebrating Earth Heritage Beaujolais UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France. The Beaujolais is renowned worldwide for its wines and the territory benefits from an exceptional geological diversity that has been shaped over nearly 500 million years. Three types of topographical relief characterize the region: the Saône River plain at ...
Celebrating Earth Heritage Causses du Quercy UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the southwest of France, at the northern end of the Occitanie / Pyrenees-Méditerranée region. The limestone plateau of the Quercy, called Causses, stands out from the low plains of the Aquitaine Basin bordering them to the south and west (average 135 m above sea level) and from the mountainous area of the...
Celebrating Earth Heritage The Chablais UNESCO Global Geopark is unique, with a landscape that recounts an ancient geological history of over 250 million years. Along the 50km which separates Lac Léman (lack Geneva) and the Joux Plane Pass (Morzine - Avoriaz), the Chablais reveals the story of the formation of the Alps, but also the recent glacial events that have carved out the landscape....
Celebrating Earth Heritage Located in south-eastern France, between the Alps and Provence, the Haute-Provence UNESCO Global Geopark is the largest geological open-air museum in France. The reserve includes 18 geological sites more than 300 million years old, which contain numerous fossil-rich materials and fascinating rock formations. More than 1,550 ammonites are preserved on a 350,000 square ...
Celebrating Earth Heritage The Luberon UNESCO Global Geopark is located in the southeast of France, in the Provence region, close to the towns of Aix-en-Provence and Avignon. Oligocene fossiliferous deposits are one of the major geological interests of this territory. Indeed, very thin platy limestones reveal a great variety of animal and plant fossils, which are well-preserved in sharp detail...
Celebrating Earth Heritage The Bauges Massif is located in the northwestern part of the Alps in France. The border of the Geopark perfectly fits with the existent Regional Nature Park. It appears as a rocky fortress or preserved natural island with high summits in contrast with the outer crown of lower valleys. Between 30 and 40 million years ago, the Alpine uplift gently folded and faulted lim...
Celebrating Earth Heritage The Monts d’Ardèche UNESCO Global Geopark, primarily labeled as a Parc naturel regional in 2001, is located on the south-eastern fringe of Massif central. It covers more than 2200 km² of medium-high mountainous area. The altitude varies from ca 170 m in the South of the Park (at Les Vans), to the highest point of Mont Mezenc at 1752 m. It can be roughly divi...
