The Brenne is one of the most important areas of "étangs"
(Ponds or Lakes) in France. An internationally important
wetland, it harbours natural habitats and species of
wild plants and animals that are threatened. The Brenne
Parc naturel régional is also a place to stay, of discovery,
a peaceful area to be enjoyed
At the limit of Berry (departments of Indre and Cher),
and at the edge of the Poitou, Limousin and Touraine
regions, the Brenne parc naturel régional covers
some 160 000 ha where we find 30 000 inhabitants. It
comprises a group of varied natural areas of which the
most characteristic is the region of lakes.
The lakes of Brenne: a real mosaic of habitat
types, where water, woodland, heaths and meadows (sometimes
dominated by the red sandstone "buttons")
mix to provide for a particularly ecologically rich
area. The Brenne is one of Frances' most important inland
wetlands.
The "Petite Brenne" and the Boichaut
hedgerows : there are still a few man- made lakes here
but the area is far more undulating and extensively
covered with forest, it's a countryside of hedge-rimmed
fields, used for sheep rearing.
The Creuse and Anglin valleys : characterized
downstream of Le Blanc (on the Creuse) and Ingrandes
(on the Anglin) by the presence of limestone cliffs,
further upstream the valleys are more open, their sloping
sides wooded. Along their length are châteaux,
abbeys and water mills.
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