National Parks surface areas in France 2019, by zones

The Amazonian Park of French Guiana is the largest French national park. Its central protection zone, or "heart," covers more than 2 million hectares, while its peripheral zone covers more than 1.4 million hectares. The central zone is subject to restrictions provided for in the national parks' charter. Thus, the communes of the peripheral zones only commit themselves to carry out a culture of sustainable development on their territory. The Vanoise National Park was the first French national park, inaugurated on July 6, 1963. Located in the heart of the French Alps, its central zone extends over more than 50,000 hectares. The central zones of protection also concern marine areas. Since 1963 and the opening of the Port-Cros National Park, the French state has set up its specific protection zones to preserve exceptional seabeds, such as those of Guadeloupe or the Reunion Island for example.

法属圭亚那的亚马逊国家公园为法国最大的国家级公园。其核心保护区，亦称‘心脏地带’，占地面积超过两百平方公里，而其外围区域则覆盖超过十四万平方公里。核心区域受国家公园章程所规定的限制约束。因此，外围区域的相关自治市仅承诺在其领土上践行可持续发展的文化。瓦诺瓦兹国家公园作为法国首个国家级公园，于1963年7月6日正式开放。位于法国阿尔卑斯山脉的心脏地带，其核心保护区域覆盖超过五万公顷。海洋保护区域亦属于核心保护区域。自1963年波尔克罗斯国家公园开放以来，法国政府已设立特定的保护区，以保护如瓜德罗普或留尼汪岛等地区所拥有的非凡海底环境。