# Cévennes International Dark Sky Reserve

Region: Occitanie, France, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 44.25, 3.6
Bortle class: 2 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: ≈ 2 h from Montpellier or 3 h from Lyon via the A75.
Best time: April to October; the Causse can be snowbound in mid-winter.

## Overview
Parc National des Cévennes is the largest Dark Sky Reserve in Europe by area — 3,560 km² of Occitanie granite plateau. The Causse Méjean gives 360° horizons at Bortle 2.

## What to see
Summer Milky Way core, zodiacal light in spring/autumn twilights, meteor showers on the plateau.

## Highlights
- Europe's largest Dark Sky Reserve
- Causse Méjean plateau at ~1,000 m — clean southern horizon
- Refuges and gîtes across the plateau

## Tips
- Arrive at dusk and give your eyes 20+ minutes to dark-adapt
- Use a red headlamp — white light kills night vision
- Bring warm layers; European mountain and coastal sites drop sharply after sunset

## Live forecast
View the live tonight-score and 48-hour forecast for Cévennes at:
https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=cevennes-idsr

Structured data: https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/cevennes-idsr.json


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Source app: Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky (https://ontarionightsky.com)
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