Parc de Villejean, Public park in Villejean district, Rennes, France
The Parc de Villejean is a 5-hectare public park in the Villejean-Beauregard neighbourhood, forming a 450-metre strip along the Rennes ring road between the RN 12 and the RN 1012 junction. It has lawns open to visitors, a pond, wooded areas and several playgrounds, including a sand-filled play area with a blue metal climbing frame and a seesaw.
The Parc de Villejean lies in the rural Lande du Breil area near Villejean, in north-west Rennes. It forms a 450-metre strip along the Rennes ring road, wedged between the RN 12 and the RN 1012 junction, and borders the rural Pont Lagot area to the west. In 2016 the city replaced its lighting with a three-colour LED system.
The park's name comes from the Villejean district it borders; the sources record no former commune of that name. It is a promenade and relaxation spot with free-to-use basketball backboards, table football and table-tennis tables, plus a fitness circuit, picnic and barbecue corner and toilets, drawing families from Villejean and Pont Lagot.
Access is limited by the surrounding roads: from Villejean the park is reached through the 40-metre tunnel under the ring road at passage du Rouergue, and a second entrance lies on the Pont Lagot side, near Vezin-le-Coquet. Toilets, a picnic and barbecue corner, and a fitness circuit are on site, with basketball hoops, table football and table tennis tables free to use.
The park forms a 450-metre strip hemmed between the N12 and the RN 1012 junction, so it is reached mainly through a 40-metre tunnel under the ring road at passage du Rouergue, or from Pont Lagot on the Vezin-le-Coquet side. In 2016 the city replaced its lighting with a three-colour LED system.
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