Vallée du Sarthon et affluents

Vallée du Sarthon et affluents translated as Sarthon Valley and tributaries is a Natura 2000 conservation area that is 5,255 hectares in size.[1]

Geography

The area is focused on the Sarthon river a tributary to the Sarthe river.[1] The river flows from the Écouves forest massif creating alluvial plains.[1]

It is spread across 12 different communes all within the departments of Orne and Mayenne;[2]

  1. La Ferrière-Bochard
  2. Gandelain
  3. Lalacelle
  4. L'Orée-d'Écouves
  5. Ravigny
  6. La Roche-Mabile
  7. Rouperroux
  8. Saint-Céneri-le-Gérei
  9. Saint-Denis-sur-Sarthon
  10. Saint-Ellier-les-Bois
  11. Saint-Nicolas-des-Bois
  12. Saint-Pierre-des-Nids

Some of the protected site is within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[3]

Conservation

The conservation area has nine species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;[4]

  1. Northern crested newt
  2. Eurasian otter
  3. European bullhead
  4. Cottus perifretum
  5. Brook lamprey
  6. White-clawed crayfish
  7. Southern damselfly
  8. Marsh fritillary
  9. Freshwater pearl mussel

In addition the Natura 2000 site has five habitats protected under the Habitats Directive.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vallée du Sarthon et ses affluents" (PDF) (in French). Ministre de la Transition écologique.
  2. ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2502015 - Vallée du Sarthon et affluents - Description".
  3. ^ "Vallée du Sarthon et de ses affluents Document d'objectifs du site Natura 2000" (PDF). Parc naturel régional Normandie-Maine.
  4. ^ a b "EUNIS -Site factsheet for Vallée du Sarthon et affluents". eunis.eea.europa.eu.