The
Ballons des Vosges Nature Park (
French:
Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges) is a
protected area of woodland,
pasture,
wetland, farmland and
historical sites in the
regions of
Alsace,
Franche-Comté and Lorraine in northeastern
France. The area was officially designated as a
regional natural park in 1989. 187
communes belonging to the
departments of
Haut-Rhin,
Vosges,
Haute-Saône and
Territoire de Belfort are members of the park, which hosts 238,000 inhabitants. It is one of the largest and most populated French regional parks. A wide range of
habitats available in the park benefit a variety of wildlife such as
boreal owl,
lynx,
peregrine falcon,
western capercaillie,
Dianthus superbus,
cranberry and
Drosera.