Îles d'Hyères

The Îles d'Hyères (), also known as Îles d'Or (), are a group of four Mediterranean islands off Hyères in the Var department of Southeastern France. Their old name is the Stoechades Islands from Stoikhádes from stoikhás meaning “in a row one behind another”.

A unique species of lavender named Lavandula stoechas was discovered here by Pedanius Dioscorides.

Islands

With a combined area of , the Îles d'Hyères consist of

• Porquerolles – , an extension of the Giens peninsula
• Port-Cros – , the most mountainous, part of Port-Cros National Park, noted for rare flora and as a bird refuge
• Île du Bagaud – , part of the same national park, and without permitted access
• Île du Levant – , mostly for military use, partly a long-established naturist community centered on the privately owned village of Héliopolis

See also

• Battle of the Hyères Islands (1795)

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