Jardins de Valloires, Botanical garden in Argoules, France
The Jardins de Valloires extends over 8 hectares at the base of a Cistercian Abbey, featuring 5000 different plant species and varieties of rare shrubs.
In 1981, gardener Jean-Louis Cousin selected this location for his collection of 3000 plant varieties from North Asia and North America, leading to the garden's creation.
The gardens include specialized areas such as a medicinal garden, rose garden with 200 varieties, and a vegetable garden that reflects French horticultural traditions.
Visitors can access the gardens daily during warm months, with admission prices ranging from 10.50€ to 16.90€ for adults and 6€ to 10€ for children.
The Grand Jardin de l'Evolution presents the first chronological display in France of plant life development across 400 million years.
Location: Argoules
GPS coordinates: 50.34750,1.82050
Latest update: May 28, 2025 05:31
The Hauts-de-France region stretches from the English Channel coast to the World War I battlefields, containing medieval castles, nature reserves, and historic gardens. Château de Pierrefonds displays 19th-century French military architecture, while the 13th-century Château d'Olhain sits on artificial islands. Abbaye de Vaucelles preserves Cistercian architecture, and the Collégiale Saint-Pierre de Doullens demonstrates Gothic construction. The Familistère de Guise documents 19th-century industrial social architecture. The natural landscape includes Parc du Marquenterre, a bird sanctuary on the Somme Bay, and Les Hortillonnages Amiénois, floating gardens near Amiens. Jardins de Valloires and Jardins de Sericourt showcase French garden design across different periods. Cap Blanc-Nez provides cliffs overlooking the English Channel. Military sites such as Blockhaus d'Éperlecques, Forteresse de Mimoyecques, and Batterie de Zuydcoote recall World War II operations. The Nécropole Nationale de Notre-Dame de Lorette and Tour d'Ulster at Thiepval document World War I. Musée Matisse in Le Cateau-Cambrésis displays works by the artist in his birthplace.
Valloires Abbey
168 m
Abbaye de Dommartin
7.5 km
Argoules Valloires abbey
168 m
Château de Nampont
5.7 km
Abbaye de Saint-André-du-Bois
6.3 km
Église Saint-Germain d'Argoules
1.4 km
Église Saint-Antoine-et-Saint-Denis de Dominois
2.4 km
Église Saint-Riquier de Roussent
3.8 km
Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame de Douriez
4.3 km
Église Saint-Nicolas de Maintenay
2.2 km
Église Saint-Martin de Saulchoy
2 km
Église Saint-Maurice de Buire-le-Sec
3.9 km
Église de Ponches-Estruval
6.6 km
Église Saint-Martin de Campagne-lès-Hesdin
6.9 km
Église Saint-Martin de Gouy-Saint-André
6 km
Église Saint-André de Vron
6 km
Église Saint-Firmin de Nempont-Saint-Firmin
6.3 km
Église de la Nativité-de-Notre-Dame de Lépine
7.4 km
Église Saint-Martin de Vironchaux
6.9 km
Église Saint Martin de Nampont
5.3 km
Église Saint-Remi de Saint-Rémy-au-Bois
4.6 km
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours de Maintenay
2.3 km
Chapelle de la Vierge d'Argoules
467 m
Chapelle du Bon-Secours d'Argoules
635 m
Chapelle Sainte-Thérèse de Nempont-Saint-Firmin
6.3 km
Château d'Argoules
1.3 km
Cloître de l'abbaye de Valloires
157 m
Moulin à eau de Maintenay
1.8 kmReviews
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