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La Grande Cariçaie
Tétards de grenouille rousse (Rana temporaria) dans un étang © Jean-Pierre Blanchet / Grande Cariçaie
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Legal protection
The nature areas of the South-East shore of lake Neuchâtel are protected. Seven cantonal nature reserves are defined on the territory of the cantons of VD and FR, and two more (Fanel) on the territory of the cantons of BE and NE.
Reserve Surface [ha] Cantons Communities
Grèves de Cheseaux 308 VD Yverdon, Cheseaux-Noréaz, Yvonand
Baie d’Yvonand 318 VD, FR Yvonand, Cheyres
Réserve de Cheyres 256 FR Cheyres, Châbles, Font, Estavayer-le-Lac
Grèves de la Corbière 271 FR, VD Estavayer-le-Lac, Vernay, Chevroux
Grèves d’Ostende 498 VD, FR Chevroux, Gletterens, Delley-Portalban
Grèves de la Motte 378 FR, VD Delley-Portalban, Chabrey, Cudrefin
Réserve de Cudrefin 249 VD Cudrefin
Fanel 686 BE, NE Witzwil, Gampelen, Marin-Epagnier

Articles in this section

16 April 2012
Designation of nature reserves
Special signposts mark the limits of the nature reserves on the ground. This signage consists of panels of different types, orange markings on trees (foot trails type), lines of yellow buoys or driven piles on the (...)
16 April 2012
History of protection
Ironically, it was a project for a new highway (A1) which started the conservation process on South-East shore of lake Neuchâtel.
16 August 2011
Regulations regarding the nature reserves
All regulations regarding the nature reserves are available only in french because the involved areas are French-speaking communities.
27 June 2011
Supervision of the nature reserves
Since September 2006 one person is fully in charge of the supervision of the Grande Cariçaie. The hunting and fishing supervisors and the forest rangers are also authorized to press charges against those who (...)
common toad (Bufo bufo)
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