A key stronghold of the French Resistance in the Second World War, and the scene of a Nazi massacre in 1944
Area
1,350 km²
Declared in
1970
Region
French Alps
Climate
Templado, Mediterráneo, Montañoso
Best time
May to September
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A key stronghold of the French Resistance in the Second World War, and the scene of a Nazi massacre in 1944
Declared in 1970, the Vercors massif was during the Second World War one of the principal strongholds of the French Resistance, thanks to its rugged, isolated terrain of limestone plateaux. In July 1944 German forces launched a massive offensive against the maquis dug in on the plateau, killing hundreds of fighters and civilians in what is remembered as one of the worst Nazi reprisals against the French Resistance, now commemorated at several memorials within the park itself.
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184 species documented in Vercors
At conservation risk:Cangrejo de río autóctono,Cangrejo de río europeo,Coregono (lavareto),Murciélago de cueva (murciélago de alas largas),Perdiz roja
Not EvaluatedMuflón europeo
Ovis aries musimon
Least ConcernÁguila real
Aquila chrysaetos
Least ConcernBúho real
Bubo bubo
Least ConcernBuitre leonado
Gyps fulvus
Least ConcernCastor europeo
Castor fiber
Least ConcernCiervo rojo
Cervus elaphus
Least ConcernCorzo
Capreolus capreolus
Least ConcernJabalí
Sus scrofa
Least ConcernLince euroasiático
Lynx lynx
Least ConcernLobo gris
Canis lupus
Least ConcernMarmota alpina
Marmota marmota
Quebrantahuesos
Gypaetus barbatus
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Ecosystems found in France, where Vercors lies.
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