Écrins National Park

Écrins National Park
Parc national des Écrins
Plateau d'Emparis
LocationIsère and Hautes-Alpes, France
Nearest cityBriançon
Gap
Grenoble
Coordinates44°51′21″N 6°15′49″E / 44.85583°N 6.26361°E / 44.85583; 6.26361
Area925 km2 (357 sq mi)
Established27 March 1973
Governing bodyParcs nationaux de France

Écrins National Park (French: parc national des Écrins, pronounced [paʁk nɑsjɔnal dez‿ekʁɛ̃]; Occitan: parc Nacional dels Escrinhs) is a French national park located in the southeastern part of France in the Dauphiné Alps south of Grenoble and north of Gap, shared between the departments of Isère and Hautes-Alpes. The park is one of eight regions in France designated as French national parks.