Protected natural areas

ZEC Ancares-Courel

ZEC Ancares-Courel has 543 km² of forest, mostly oak (43.1% of the tree cover), between 292 and 1,736 m above sea level. All of it lies in the humid bioclimatic zone. In the latest run, no species here scores above “very weak”.

Elevation

928 m

292–1,736 m

Wooded ground

543 km²

Oak · 43.1%

Climate

Humid

100% of the area

Sub-humid0%Humid100%

What comes up here

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as of 15 October 2026

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Forest

543 km² of forest

  • Pyrenean oakQuercus pyrenaica28% · 65% canopy
  • Sweet chestnutCastanea sativa20.6% · 67% canopy
  • Pedunculate oakQuercus robur15.1% · 71% canopy
  • Scots pinePinus sylvestris13.4% · 55% canopy
  • Maritime pinePinus pinaster10.4% · 53% canopy
  • Downy birchBetula alba4.7% · 62% canopy
  • Monterey pinePinus radiata3.7% · 59% canopy
  • Black alderAlnus glutinosa1.4% · 73% canopy
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