Vercors Regional Natural Park

The Vercors Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Vercors) is a protected area of forested mountains in the Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France.

Geography
Set upon a limestone plateau south of Grenoble, the park extends into the French Western Alps. It spans two departments, Drôme and Isère, and covers a total area of 135000 ha. The plateau's main elevation reaches 1000 m while the eastern Alpine mountain ridge tops 2300 m with Le Grand Veymont (2341m).

The Vercors area is peppered with caves. During World War II, it served as a safe and defensible position for the French Resistance: Forteresse de la Résistance. The area now contains around three hundred monuments to the Resistance, including a memorial center and the preserved remains of a destroyed village.

In modern times, Vercors has become a popular tourist destination frequented for skiing, hiking and spelunking. Several small communes dot the landscape, supported principally by forestry, shepherding and tourism. The area was officially designated a regional natural park in 1970.

Member communes
The Vercors parklands include the following communes:


 * Auberives-en-Royans
 * Autrans
 * Beaufort-sur-Gervanne
 * Beauvoir-en-Royans
 * Bouvante
 * Chamaloc
 * Château-Bernard
 * Châtelus
 * Châtillon-en-Diois
 * Chichilianne
 * Choranche
 * Clelles
 * Cognin-les-Gorges
 * Combovin
 * Corrençon-en-Vercors
 * Crest
 * Die
 * Échevis
 * Engins
 * Gigors-et-Lozeron


 * Glandage
 * Grenoble
 * Gresse-en-Vercors
 * Izeron
 * La Chapelle-en-Vercors
 * La Motte-Fanjas
 * La Rivière
 * Lans-en-Vercors
 * Laval-d'Aix
 * Le Chaffal
 * Le Gua
 * Léoncel
 * Lus-la-Croix-Haute
 * Malleval-en-Vercors
 * Marignac-en-Diois
 * Méaudre
 * Miribel-Lanchâtre
 * Le Monestier-du-Percy
 * Montaud
 * Omblèze
 * Oriol-en-Royans


 * Percy
 * Plan-de-Baix
 * Ponet-et-Saint-Auban
 * Pont-en-Royans
 * Presles
 * Rencurel
 * Rochechinard
 * Romans-sur-Isère
 * Romeyer
 * Rovon
 * Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors
 * Saint-Andéol, Drôme
 * Saint-Andéol, Isère
 * Saint-André-en-Royans
 * Saint-Gervais
 * Saint-Guillaume
 * Saint-Jean-en-Royans
 * Saint-Julien-en-Quint
 * Saint-Julien-en-Vercors
 * Saint-Just-de-Claix
 * Saint-Laurent-en-Royans


 * Saint-Marcellin
 * Saint-Martin-de-Clelles
 * Saint-Martin-en-Vercors
 * Saint-Martin-le-Colonel
 * Saint-Michel-les-Portes
 * Saint-Nazaire-en-Royans
 * Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
 * Saint-Paul-lès-Monestier
 * Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes
 * Saint-Romans
 * Saint-Thomas-en-Royans
 * Saint-Paul-de-Varces
 * Sainte-Croix
 * Sainte-Eulalie-en-Royans
 * Treschenu-Creyers
 * Vachères-en-Quint
 * Vassieux-en-Vercors
 * Villard-de-Lans
 * Vinay

Partially affiliated

 * Claix
 * Fontaine
 * Noyarey
 * Saint-Quentin-sur-Isère
 * Sassenage
 * Seyssinet-Pariset
 * Seyssins
 * Varces-Allières-et-Risset
 * Veurey-Voroize