Parc du Grand Marais d'Amiens, Public park in Etouvie district, Amiens, France.
The parc du Grand Marais d'Amiens is a 26-hectare public park in the Étouvie district, west of Amiens, along the Canal de la Somme. It has 23 hectares of paths, alleys and meadows, plus an American football stadium, a training football pitch, a covered hall and a skateboard bowl. The design by architect Alain Farel and landscape gardener Guillaume Geoffroy Dechaume followed a competition win.
The park opened in 2003 on the site of a former landfill and required extensive soil restoration work. This transformation turned a contaminated area into a working public space.
A memorial stone at the bridge entrance honors resistance fighters Edmond Fontaine and Georges Quarante, created by local sculptor Leon Lamotte. This spot draws visitors interested in the area's wartime history.
The park is easy to reach and offers both shaded meadow areas and open grass spaces for different activities. Visitors should know that it gets busy in good weather, which can affect conditions on the playing fields.
The park borders the Canal de la Somme and connects through a bridge to the adjacent Camping des Cygnes. This direct link to the waterway makes it a natural starting point for exploring the canal routes.
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