Pilat Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Pilat) is a protected area of mountainous countryside in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. The park spans the departments of Loire and Rhône, and covers a total area of .
The mountain terrain ranges from to in elevation. Forty-seven communes dot the landscape, with approximately fifty thousand residents. The land was officially designated a regional natural park in 1974.
Member communes
The park includes 47 member communes:
Ampuis
Le Bessat
Bessey
Bourg-Argental
Burdignes
Chavanay
Chuyer
La Chapelle-Villars
Châteauneuf
Colombier
Condrieu
Doizieux
Échalas
Farnay
Graix
Les Haies
Jonzieux
Loire-sur-Rhône
Longes
Lupé
Maclas
Malleval
Marlhes
Pavezin
Pélussin
Planfoy
Roisey
Saint-Appolinard
Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
Saint-Genest-Malifaux
Saint-Julien-Molin-Molette
Saint-Michel-sur-Rhône
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
Saint-Pierre-de-Bœuf
Saint-Régis-du-Coin
Saint-Romain-en-Gal
Saint-Romain-les-Atheux
Saint-Sauveur-en-Rue
Tarentaise
La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
Thélis-la-Combe
Trèves
Tupin-et-Semons
La Valla-en-Gier
Véranne
Vérin
La Versanne
See also
List of regional natural parks of France
References
External links
Official park website
Regional natural parks of France
Geography of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Geography of Rhône (department) Geography of Loire (department) Tourist attractions in Rhône (department) Tourist attractions in Loire (department) Protected areas established in 1974 Tourist attractions in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes