FR098
Forêt de Chaux


Country/territory: France
Subnational region(s): Franche-Comté

IBA Justification: B2, C6 (2000)

Area: 21,700 hectares (217.00 km2)

BirdLife Partner(s): Ligue Pour La Protection des Oiseaux


Site description (2000 baseline)
Deciduous woodland with ponds, marshes, wet forest and grassland. Forestry is the main human activity.

Key biodiversity
This site is important for breeding raptors and woodpeckers.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Forêt de Chaux (France). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/forêt-de-chaux-iba-france on 13/01/2025.