Risle, Guiel, Charentonne is a Natura 2000 site around the rivers and valleys of the Risle, Charentonne, Guiel and their tributaries and valleys of these rivers.
Geography
The area is 4,747 hectares in size and is mostly within the Eure department of Normandy, with the remaining 7% of the area based in the Orne department. The valleys of the protected area which the rivers run through are an Alluvial plain.
It is spread across 70 different communes all within the Orne department;
- Aclou
- Ambenay
- Appeville-Annebault
- Authou
- Barquet
- Beaumont-le-Roger
- Beaumontel
- Le Bec-Hellouin
- Bernay
- Bosrobert
- Brionne
- Broglie
- Calleville
- Campigny
- Caorches-Saint-Nicolas
- Chamblac
- Chaumont
- Condé-sur-Risle
- Corneville-sur-Risle
- La Ferrière-sur-Risle
- Ferrières-Saint-Hilaire
- La Ferté-en-Ouche
- Fontaine-l'Abbé
- Freneuse-sur-Risle
- Glos-sur-Risle
- Goupil-Othon
- Grosley-sur-Risle
- La Houssaye
- Launay
- Livet-sur-Authou
- Manneville-sur-Risle
- Menneval
- Mesnil-en-Ouche
- Montfort-sur-Risle
- Montreuil-l'Argillé
- Mélicourt
- Nassandres sur Risle
- Neaufles-Auvergny
- La Neuve-Lyre
- Notre-Dame-du-Hamel
- Le Noyer-en-Ouche
- La Noë-Poulain
- Pont-Audemer
- Pont-Authou
- La Poterie-Mathieu
- Les Préaux
- Romilly-la-Puthenaye
- Rugles
- Saint-Agnan-de-Cernières
- Saint-Christophe-sur-Condé
- Saint-Denis-d'Augerons
- Saint-Evroult-de-Montfort
- Saint-Laurent-du-Tencement
- Saint-Mards-de-Blacarville
- Saint-Martin-Saint-Firmin
- Saint-Philbert-sur-Risle
- Saint-Pierre-de-Cernières
- Saint-Pierre-de-Salerne
- Saint-Siméon
- Saint-Étienne-l'Allier
- Le Sap-André
- Selles
- Serquigny
- Tourville-sur-Pont-Audemer
- Toutainville
- Treis-Sants-en-Ouche
- La Trinité-de-Réville
- La Trinité-des-Laitiers
- Verneusses
- La Vieille-Lyre
Conservation
The conservation area has eighteen species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;
- Northern crested newt
- European bullhead
- Cottus perifretum
- European river lamprey
- Brook lamprey
- Sea lamprey
- Atlantic salmon
- White-clawed crayfish
- Southern damselfly
- Jersey tiger
- European stag beetle
- Orange-spotted emerald
- Desmoulin's whorl snail
- Eurasian otter
- Bechstein's bat
- Geoffroy's bat
- Greater mouse-eared bat
- Greater horseshoe bat
In addition the Natura 2000 site has seven habitats protected under the Habitats Directive.
References
- ^ "SITE NATURA 2000 FR 2300150 "RISLE, GUIEL, CHARENTONNE"" (PDF). Department De l'Eure.
- ^ "INPN - FSD Natura 2000 - FR2300150 - Risle, Guiel, Charentonne - Description".
- ^ "EUNIS -Site factsheet for Risle, Guiel, Charentonne". eunis.eea.europa.eu.