FRANCE

FRANCE.

Brenne Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de la Brenne).
Stamp issued on 25.08.1989.
Face value: 4 French francs.
Design and engraving: Jacques Jubert (b. 1940).
Printing: Recess.
Print: 4,666,010 copies.
Size: 80 x 26 mm.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 2734.
- Scott No. 2157.
- StampWorld No. 2726.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2886.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2601.

The Brenne Regional Natural Park (Parc naturel régional de la Brenne) has an area of 1,672 km² (646 sq mi) and is located in the French department of Indre. It was established on December 22, 1982. It is cut in two by the Creuse River, and the Anglin River also flows through it. In the park area there are about 3000 ponds, the largest of which is the Étang de la Mer Rouge, on the shore of which is the castle of Bouchet (visible on the stamp, in the background); many of these ponds were built during the Middle Ages by the monks of two abbeys for the raising of fish. The park has 47 municipalities, the main of which is Le Blanc, with about 7,000 inhabitants.