Saint-Ours plateau

This is a small plateau in a bower of cultivated zones and pastures, that the large boulders of the same name underline. Now that there is less pressure on the land due to grazing, it is possible to see the dynamics of natural recolonization on the slopes around the hamlet: common and savin junipers, dog roses, Scotch pines...are gradually gaining ground.The warmer slopes on the Rochaille path are an area for deer, whereas the Alpine pasture and the rocks above the path are home to chamois and ibex. The latter were reintroduced by the Mercantour National Park in 1999 in the Rochers de Saint-Ours.