Sainte-Victoire National Nature Reserve

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The Sainte-Victoire National Nature Reserve (RNN117) is a national nature reserve located in the Bouches-du-Rhône department. Covering 140 hectares, the nature reserve was established in 1994 to protect the fossilized dinosaur eggs preserved on the western foot of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire.

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Sainte-Victoire National Nature Reserve
Variante Champ de Tir, Aix-en-Provence

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N 43.5313 °	E 5.54138 °

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Réserve naturelle nationale de Sainte-Victoire

Variante Champ de Tir
13100 Aix-en-Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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