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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.

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 preliminary studies for the charter revision included a final evaluation of the current charter (2011-2026) and an assessment of the territory's evolution. This evaluation provided an opportunity to report to residents, partners, and elected officials who had signed the charter on the progress made by the Park since 2011. This step also allowed for a reflection on the actions undertaken.

The purpose of the territorial assessment was to identify changes in the territory since 2008 (the date of the last assessment) and to update the territory's data. These two steps allowed for a better adaptation of the content of the upcoming charter.

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2024 / consultation & consultation

The year 2024 was dedicated to territorial dialogue and consultation among the various stakeholders. Based on preliminary studies, the Park's elected officials identified 10 major challenges related to the preservation of natural and cultural heritage, economic development, land-use planning, and citizen engagement. Residents, Park partners, and local elected officials were invited to express their expectations and ideas for action on these different themes during meetings specifically designed for each group. The opinions expressed and ideas gathered informed the drafting of the preliminary charter.

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2025 / DRAFTING OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT

The first quarter of 2025 was dedicated to drafting the preliminary charter. Building on the lessons learned from the consultation phase, the Park team worked to structure an ambitious yet realistic territorial project for the next fifteen years, consistent with the missions of Regional Natural Parks and local specificities. Based on the concept of "reliance*", the future charter makes connection its guiding principle : connection between people, between people and their environment, between environmental preservation and economic development, and between towns and villages. It is structured around three main objectives: 1) the specific heritage of the territory, 2) the transitions to be undertaken, and 3) the social connection.

^{*reliance: it is part of a systemic and complex vision of the world, which considers the relationships between individuals, their imaginations, their experiences, their universes of belief and their catchment area. This concept proposed in the human sciences by Marcel Bolle de Bal appeared in 1981, then was taken up by Edgar Morin and more recently put to the test of territorial projects by Martin Vannier. These links between nature and those who inhabit or live in a space, are woven, loosened, can sometimes break only to be better reconnected. But they establish a specific connection to the territory, for example the Périgord-Limousin Regional Natural Park.}

2026 / VOTE ON THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT

The elected officials of the Périgord-Limousin Regional Natural Park, meeting as a joint committee, voted on Wednesday, February 11, on the draft charter of the Park. This vote marks a key step in the charter revision process.

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