Jardin botanique de Besançon, Botanical garden in Besançon, France.
The Jardin botanique de Besançon contains over 5,000 plant species arranged in environments representing the Franche-Comté region, including bogs, cliffs, and wetlands.
Founded in 1580, the botanical garden underwent multiple relocations throughout Besançon before establishing its current location in 1957 on Place du Maréchal Leclerc.
The garden serves as an educational facility where university botanists conduct research, maintain rare plant collections, and provide learning experiences for students and visitors.
The botanical garden is currently closed for relocation until 2024, when it will reopen at the Bouloie university campus with new greenhouses and outdoor spaces.
The garden participates in conservation programs for endangered species, including Nigella arvensis, Saxifraga hirculus, and Gentiana cruciata, while maintaining 4,000 potted plants.
Location: Besançon
GPS coordinates: 47.24330,6.01450
Latest update: June 23, 2025 10:55
France has several dozen botanical gardens combining scientific research and plant conservation. The greenhouses of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris host over 4,500 species in climate-controlled zones, while the Lyon Botanical Garden cultivates around 15,000 plants divided between historic greenhouses and thematic sections. Universities such as Strasbourg maintain scientific collections over 2.5 hectares with greenhouses dating from 1881, and the Nantes Botanic Garden conserves 11,000 species, including 50 protected French varieties. These facilities document four centuries of botanical study and serve both education and research. Coastal gardens utilize temperate maritime conditions to display unusual plants. The Roscoff Exotic Garden gathers 3,500 species from the Southern Hemisphere on a rocky promontory, cultivating Australian and New Zealand plants adapted to Brittany’s climate. On the French Riviera, the Èze Garden showcases Mediterranean and succulent collections at 1,407 feet above sea level, while the Saint-Jean-de-Luz Coastal Botanical Garden focuses on Atlantic coastal species. The Grandes Bruyères Arboretum near Orléans encompasses 15,000 trees and shrubs from Europe, Asia, and North America across 34 acres, organizing plantings according to their geographic origins.
Église de la Madeleine
511 m
Besançon amphitheatre
473 m
Fort Griffon
325 m
Usine des horlogeries Dodane
340 m
Hôtel de Champagney
489 m
Tour de Montmart
624 m
Hôtel Jouffroy
357 m
Clos Barbisier
387 m
Musée de l'église Sainte-Madeleine de Besançon
511 m
Hôtel Saint-Paul
515 m
Hôtel Saint-Pierre
525 m
Chapelle Saint-Jacques de Besançon
452 m
Chapelle des Carmes-Déchaussés de Besançon
502 m
Maison ex Synagogue de Charmont
410 m
Église Saint-Louis de Besançon
563 m
Maison, 32 rue de la Madeleine
370 m
Maison, 45 rue d'Arènes
554 m
Maison, 12 rue Battant
525 m
Maison, 22 rue d'Arènes
534 m
Maison, 47 rue Battant
492 m
Maison, 51 rue Battant
481 m
Maison, 97 rue Battant
519 m
Immeuble, 44 rue d'Arènes
552 m
Immeuble, 6 rue de la Madeleine
475 m
Maisons, 13, 15 rue Thiémanté, Besançon
540 m
Immeuble, 10 rue Battant
528 m
Maison, 18 rue Battant
523 m
Maison, 45 rue Battant
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