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Réserve naturelle de la forêt de la Massane
Argelès-sur-Mer · Argelès-sur-Mer
About
Created in 1973, the Forêt de la Massane National Nature Reserve is one of the first nature reserves in France.
For over 50 years, it has been regarded as an open-air laboratory, welcoming scientists from all over the world.
With over 8200 species recorded on just 336 ha, it is one of the best inventoried sites in the world.
The natural site
Reserves and protected sites
Forêt de la Massane
336 ha · 600 to 1,158 m · National nature reserve (1973) · UNESCO World Heritage Site (2021)
In the Albères, above Argelès, a beech forest left to evolve freely for more than a century: the Massane nature reserve, one of the best-studied forests in Europe, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Nature reserve
- since 1973
- Area
- 336 ha
- Altitudes
- from about 600 m to 1,158 m
- Beech forest
- about 120 ha
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Source : Pyrénées-Orientales Tourisme (DATAtourisme, Open Licence 2.0) · updated 16 Oct 2026