Risle, Guiel, Charentonne

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.

[1] 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.

[2] The valleys of the protected area which the rivers run through are an Alluvial plain.

[1] It is spread across 70 different communes all within the Orne department;[2]

The conservation area has eighteen species listed in Annex 2 of the Habitats Directive;[3] In addition the Natura 2000 site has seven habitats protected under the Habitats Directive.