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TheÎles d'Hyères (pronounced[ildjɛːʁ]), also known asÎles d'Or ([ildɔʁ]), are a group of fourMediterranean islands offHyères in theVardepartment of SoutheasternFrance. Their old name is theStoechades Islands fromGreek:ΣτοιχάδεςStoikhádes fromστοιχάςstoikhás meaning “in a row one behind another”.[1]
With a combined area of 29 square kilometres (11 sq mi), the Îles d'Hyères consist of
Porquerolles – 1,254 hectares (3,100 acres), an extension of the Giens peninsula
Port-Cros – 650 hectares (1,600 acres), the most mountainous, part ofPort-Cros National Park, noted for rare flora and as a bird refuge
Île du Bagaud – 45 hectares (110 acres), part of the same national park, and without permitted access
Île du Levant – 900 hectares (2,200 acres), mostly for military use, partly a long-establishednaturist community centered on the privately owned village of Héliopolis