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The original peatland area in France has been estimated at 1,200 km² it is now thought to be 555 km². Peatland types identified include raised and blanket bogs and nutrient rich and nutrient poor fens.

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Fen vegetation at Limagne in the Massif Centrale.
Copyright Peter Foss 1999.

Mixed mire vegetation forming at 2,000m elevation on the Taifa Plateau.
Copyright Peter Foss 1999.

Alpine fen vegetation on the Taifa Plateau 2,000 m a.s.l.
Copyright Peter Foss 1999.

Fen vegetation forming in volcanic crater at La Mont Bar in the Massif Centrale. Trees in central section have died due to altered water level.
Copyright Peter Foss 1999.

Fen vegetation forming in volcanic crater at La Mont Bar in the Massif Centrale.
Copyright Peter Foss 1999.

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	Fen vegetation at Limagne in the Massif Centrale. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Mixed mire vegetation forming at 2,000m elevation on the Taifa Plateau. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Alpine fen vegetation on the Taifa Plateau 2,000 m a.s.l. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Fen vegetation forming in volcanic crater at La Mont Bar in the Massif Centrale. Trees in central section have died due to altered water level. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.
	Fen vegetation forming in volcanic crater at La Mont Bar in the Massif Centrale. Copyright Peter Foss 1999.