# Hures-la-Parade

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**Hures-la-Parade** (yʁ la paʁad; Occitan: *Ura e la Parada*) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Lozère](/source/Loz%C3%A8re) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) in southern [France](/source/France).[2]

## Geography

Hures-la-Parade is situated on the [Causse Méjean](/source/Causse_M%C3%A9jean) in the southeastern part of the Lozère department. It was created in 1971 after the fusion of the old communes of Hures and La Parade. With less than three inhabitants per square kilometer, it is one of the least densely populated French communes. The commune's southern border is delineated by the gorges of the [Jonte](/source/Jonte_(river)) river, which also form the border with the neighboring [Aveyron](/source/Aveyron) department.

## Nature

The territory of the commune houses three officially recognized natural sites:[3]

- The [Aven Armand](/source/Aven_Armand) cave, located in the southern part of the commune and known for its large stalagmites.
- The [Grotte Amélineau](/source/Grotte_Am%C3%A9lineau) cave, unopened to the public.
- The gorges of the [Jonte](/source/Jonte_(river)) river

A group of [Przewalski horses](/source/Przewalski_horses) was released near the hamlet of Le Villaret in 2004 with the aim of preparing them for their eventual reintroduction in Western [Mongolia](/source/Mongolia).[4]

## See also

- [Communes of the Lozère department](/source/Communes_of_the_Loz%C3%A8re_department)
- [Causse Méjean](/source/Causse_M%C3%A9jean)

## References

1. ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503) (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.

1. [INSEE commune file](https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/48074-hures-la-parade)

1. ["Fichier national des sites classés"](https://www.ecologie.gouv.fr/sites/default/files/fichier_national_%20des_sites_classes.pdf) (in French). Ministère de la transition écologique et solidaire. 29 December 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2021.

1. ["Our reintroduction project in Mongolia"](https://www.takh.org/en/the-horses/our-reintroduction-project-in-mongolia). Retrieved 4 April 2021.

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