In this wooded park, chestnut trees and centuries-old oaks rub shoulders with the exotic trees introduced in the 19th century. The park is also an exotic mountain walk in the hollow of the shady valley of the Patouillerie.

Former property of a Chaurand family the landscape design of this site dates back to the nineteenth century. It was remodeled in its upper part in the 1990s. Today, it reflects an image of the mountain and exudes such a natural atmosphere that exotic trees present, bald cypress, Douglas fir, redwoods, red oaks of America all appear to belong to the native flora.

The 30 000 bulbous plants scattered in the lawns offer a spring show at the end of March, extended by the flowering rhododendrons (collection of 1500 plants in 110 varieties) and that of perennials. In the hollow of the shaded valley, in the alpine rock sit Narcissus bulbs, crocuses and anemones. They are today the original signature of this par

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