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Parks, gardens and horticulture

With three arboretums and seven listed ‘remarkable gardens' in the Loiret alone, it is not hard to see why the Loire valley is often called ‘France's Garden'. Botanical gardens, landscaped parks, French and English style gardens... from hidden horticultural paradises to the grand scale of the arboretums, lovers of parks and gardens will be enchanted by the range of species and varieties to be found in these elegant havens of peace.
 
Parc du château de Chamerolles
 

In Chamerolles for example, visitors can marvel at the luxurious greenery which surrounds the Château, or visit an oasis of calm and natural beauty in the centre of town, at the 35-hectare Parc Floral centred around the source of the Loiret, or soak up the atmosphere and enjoy the scent of flowers on the breeze in a pavilion of the romantic Jardins de Roquelin, or explore an 18th-century kitchen garden at the Château de la Bussière before taking in the sumptuous collections of the Ilex national conservatory or the Grandes Bruyères arboretum. And that's not all: for total immersion in the world of trees and plants, Arbofolia is a must...



Since 1997, the regional authorities have set aside eight sensitive natural areas to create departmental parks where residents and visitors can walk; learn about nature and help to preserve our natural heritage. The parks are: Meung-sur-Loire (Les Mauves), Châteauneuf-sur-Loire (qui va être étendu), Sully-sur-Loire, Cerdon (Etang du Puits), Briare (Trousse-Bois), Ardon (Les Dolines de Limère) and the Puiseaux and Vernisson prairie park (opened summer 2011) in the heart of Montargis, dedicated to wildlife observation.
© Conseil Général du Loiret
 
Fleurs
 
Gardens are not the only place where the Loiret's rich horticultural tradition is on display: look out for the countless flower-bedecked gardens, streets and whole villages which you'll find throughout the département.

 50 towns and villages in bloom
have a national label
 2010 ranking


 

BRIARE-LE-CANAL
FLEURY-LES-AUBRAIS
OLIVET
QUIERS-SUR-BEZONDE
SAINT-CYR-EN-VAL


BEAUGENCY
BELLEGARDE DU LOIRET
BONNY-SUR-LOIRE
CHALETTE-SUR-LOING
CHATEAUNEUF-SUR-LOIRE
CHEVILLON-SUR-HUILLARD
MONTARGIS
ORMES
SAINT-DENIS-DE-L'HOTEL
SAINT-DENIS-EN-VAL
SAINT-JEAN-DE-LA-RUELLE
SAINT-JEAN-LE-BLANC
SARAN
SULLY-SUR-LOIRE


AMILLY
AUVILLIERS-EN-GATINAIS
CHAMBON-LA-FORET
CHATEAURENARD
CHATILLON-COLIGNY
COMBLEUX
DAMPIERRE-EN-BURLY
FEINS-EN-GATINAIS
GIEN
INGRE
ISDES
LA CHAPELLE-SAINT-MESMIN
 LADON
LORRIS
NEUVILLE-AUX-BOIS
NIBELLE
PITHIVIERS
SAINT-JEAN-DE-BRAYE
TAVERS


BEAUCHAMPS-SUR-HUILLARD
BOIGNY-SUR-BIONNE
COULLONS
LA BUSSIERE
MALESHERBES
MENESTREAU-EN-VILLETTE
OUZOUER-SOUS-BELLEGARDE
OUZOUER-SUR-LOIRE
PANNES
SAINT-AY
SURY-AUX-BOIS
YEVRE-LE-CHATEL
 

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