Vanoise National Park

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Vanoise National Park (fr.: "Parc National de la Vanoise"), is a French national park in the Alps, created in 1963 after mobilization from the environmentalist movement against a touristic project. It was the first French national park. This park is in the département of Savoie. Little villages like Champagny-le-Haut, Champangy-le-Bas, La Chiserette, La Cuaz, Le Bois, Fribirge and Séez are near this park.

The park is bordered by several large french skiresorts (Les Trois Vallées, Tignes, Val d'Isère, La Plagne,..). On the Italian side of the border, the park is continued by the Gran Paradiso National Park. Together, these two parks cover over 1250km².