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Contact Information

French Government
Tourist Office

444 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022-6903
Phone: 212-838-7800
Fax: 212-838-7855

Fidiration Frang de la Randonnie Pidestre
(French Hiking Federation)
For information on trails, itineraries, and for topographical guides, contact Centre d'Information Sentiers et Randonnies. There is a retail bookstore at this location, which is in the 14th arrondissement in Paris.

Centre d'Information Sentiers et Randonnies
64 rue Gergovie
75014 Paris
Phone: 1 45 45 31 02
Fax: 1 43 95 68 07

For information on gntes:

Fidiration Nationale des Gntes de France:
59 rue St-Lazare
75009 Paris
Phone: 1 49 70 75 75

For information about paddling in France:

Fidiration Frangais de Canok-Kayak
87 quai de la Marne
94340 Joinville-le-Pont
Phone: 1 45 11 08 50

Dialing France

From the United States, dial 011 and France's country code, which is 33, then the number. From within France, omit 011 and the country code, but dial 0 first if long distance, then the desired phone number.

National Parks in France

For more information on France's national and regional nature parks, contact:

Fidiration des Parcs naturels rigionaux de France
Attn: Laure Sagaert
4, rue de Stockholm
75008 Paris
Phone: 1 44 90 86 20
Fax : 1 45 22 70 78
Or send email to Martine Laborde

Individual addresses and phone numbers for each of the national parks:

National Park of the Pyrineies
59 rte. de Pau
65000 Tarbes
Phone: 5 62 93 30 60

National Park of the Vanoise
135 rue Docteur Julliand
B.P. 705
73007 Chambiry Cedex
Phone: 4 79 62 30 54

National Park of Mercantor
23 rue d'Italie
06000 Nice
Phone: 4 93 87 86 10

Travel Tips

Check GORP's France Resources for information you can use when planning your trip.

National Park of Port-Cros
50 rue St. Claire
83400 Hyhres
Phone: 4 94 12 82 30

National Park of the I
Domaine de la Charance BP 142
05000 Gap
Phone: 4 92 40 20 10
Fax : 4 92 52 38 34

National Park of the Ci
Chb de Florac
Place du Palais
48400 Florac
Phone: 4 66 49 53 00

For information on the natural reserves in France:

Riserves Naturelles de France
Confirence Permanente des Riserves Naturelles
3 rue de la Forge - BP 100
21803 QUETIGNY
Phone: 3 80 48 91 00
Fax : 3 80 48 91 01
E-mail : ResNatFr@aol.com

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