Jardin botanique de Sedan

The Jardin botanique de Sedan is a botanical garden and city park located on Philippoteaux Avenue beside the Place d'Alsace-Lorraine, Sedan, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France. It is open daily without charge.

The garden was established in 1875 upon the demolition of the Bourbon bastion, with its plan drawn up by René Richer. A statue of Paul et Virginie beneath an umbrella, battered in the cyclone of 1905, still graces the garden. Today it contains mature trees (beech, maple, chestnut), magnolias, a rose garden with more than 50 varieties, a collection of hydrangeas, a bandstand, and a pool with fish, swans, and ducks.

See also

• List of botanical gardens in France

References

• Je Decouvre La France article (French)
• Culture.fr entry (French)
• Jardinez entry (French)
• Nomao entry (French)
• D. Blondin et al., "Inventaire des arbres et arbustes: Jardin botanique de Sedan", Bulletin de la Société d'histoire naturelle des Ardennes, 2001, vol. 91, pp. 81–88. ISSN 0373-8442.

Coordinates: 49°41′50″N 4°56′47″E / 49.6972°N 4.9464°E / 49.6972; 4.9464