Vanoise National Park is a historic first.
France's first national park, founded on July 6, 1963.
The first major struggle for the protection of a mountain territory.
And the starting point for a "French-style" model, halfway between preservation and local life.
In this new episode of PavenStory, we tell you the genesis of this unique park: from the aborted attempts of the 19th century to the Vanoise affair in 1969, when a ski resort extension almost brought everything crashing down...
A story of ibex, conflicts of use, citizen mobilizations - and a tenacious dream: that of being able to explore without destroying.