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The park charter project is currently germinating in your territory!

For a territorial project 2026-2041

launch of the revision of the charter of the Périgord-Limousin Regional Natural Park

On March 27, 2023, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region initiated the revision of the charter of the Périgord-Limousin Regional Natural Park.

The revision of the charter is a process which aims to update and adapt the objectives and actions of the park according to the evolution of its territory and its challenges. This procedure takes several years and involves extensive consultation with local stakeholders, residents and park partners. At the end of this revision, the park will have to propose a new territorial project for a period of 15 years: the 2026-2041 charter.

This charter will define the strategic axes for building the territory of tomorrow, with the various stakeholders. The review is therefore an essential step to ensure the sustainability and relevance of the park's actions.

By initiating the revision, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region also validated the proposed study scope for the future charter. This perimeter includes the current municipalities of the Périgord-Limousin regional natural park, but also an extension to 16 new municipalities which will be able to join the park at the end of the revision.

What is the park charter?

The charter is the territorial project which structures the actions of the Regional Natural Park for a period of 15 years. It defines the orientations for the protection, enhancement and development of the territory, as well as the measures which enable it to implement them.

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Why a review today?

To obtain the “Regional Natural Park” label from the State and maintain it, the territory must develop a new charter every 15 years. This new contract is drawn up by the municipalities, intermunicipalities, Departments and the Region concerned, before being approved by the Region and the State.
In Périgord-Limousin, the current charter was established for 2011-2026. It is now time for the Park to undergo review and develop a new charter for 2026-2041.

What happens during the revision?

The revision is a long work which lasts 4 years. During all this time, the Park remains labeled and continues to work on the application of the measures of the previous charter, still in progress. But, during these 4 years, the new charter germinated in the territory.

The region delegates to the Park the development of the new charter. To do this, we start by evaluating past actions in order to take stock of the current charter. Then, we carry out a diagnosis over the entire study area in order to determine the issues for the territory. Finally, workshops are organized to build the future charter and imagine the Park of tomorrow.

And because convincing is a strength, we like to bring together different points of view during these meetings. Elected officials, residents, professional and community stakeholders in the area, all are invited to work together during these times organized by the Park.

The stages of revision

2022 / The study area proposes the reception of 14 municipalities and Charente in the park

What is the study scope of the revision?

At each revision, the Park is required to reassess its perimeter. This is then the opportunity to propose a scope of study for the development of the new charter. This study area may include new municipalities, in addition to those already present in the Park.
At the end of the revision process, the municipalities in the area which wish to take part in the Park project sign the newly drafted charter and thus undertake to participate in its implementation through the park's actions.

Who is in this area?

In 2022, after a pre-selection of 25 candidate municipalities carried out by park elected officials, the Périgord-Limousin Regional Natural Park commissioned a design office to refine the selection through an opportunity study. This study aimed to evaluate the candidate municipalities on their quality with regard to the values of the Park, on their motivation and on their coherence with the current territory.
On the basis of this study, the Union Committee, the decision-making body of the Park, voted for the inclusion in the study area of 16 new municipalities. Among them, 4 municipalities in Charente. The Périgord-Limousin Regional Natural Park could thus, at the end of the revision, welcome a new department.

2023 / Studies prior to the renewal of the Park charter

The studies prior to the revision of the charter include the final evaluation of the current charter (2011-2026) and the diagnosis of the evolution of the territory.

The evaluation makes it possible to report to residents, partners and elected signatories on the progress made by the Park since 2011.

This is an opportunity to take a step back from the actions taken. This is a necessary time before the development of the new charter.

The objective of carrying out the territorial diagnosis is to identify developments in the territory since 2008 (date of the last diagnosis) and to update the territory's data.

This will make it possible to better adapt the content of the next charter.