Parc Saint-Pierre, Public park in Amiens, France
Parc Saint-Pierre is a 22-hectare public park set in a valley between the St Leu and St Pierre neighborhoods. The space features two lakes, walking paths throughout the grounds, and natural vegetation that emphasizes the landscape of the valley floor.
The park was designed by landscape architect Jacqueline Osty, who conceived it as a contemporary space. Her vision centered on highlighting the natural water features and the vegetation patterns found on the valley floor.
The park's name comes from the étang de Saint-Pierre, a semi-wild pond once popular with anglers and campers before the green space replaced it. Each June it hosts the Minuit avant la Nuit music festival. Two footbridges link it to the Hortillonnages landing stage and the Saint-Leu district.
The park stretches along the Somme canal next to the Saint-Leu district and the hortillonnages. A footbridge beneath the Beauvillé bridge leads to the hortillonnages landing stage, and a second bridge to the south crosses the Somme into Saint-Leu. The 620-metre Promenade des jours links the different gardens, so allow time to walk its full length.
The park won the Prix du paysage from France's Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development in 2005, and the Prix de l'aménagement urbain in the parks and gardens category in 1994. It was laid out with no watering and no phytosanitary products. Two works were installed in 2025: Enrochement by Françoise Pétrovitch and AMI_O5 'Water runner' by Invader.
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