Parc Charles Aznavour, Municipal park in Marseille, France.
Parc Charles Aznavour is a five-hectare park in Marseille featuring a lake, open lawns, and a variety of trees including magnolias, coast redwoods, cedars, yews, and ginkgo biloba planted across distinct zones. The layout creates several areas for walking and sitting with different plant compositions throughout.
The site began in 1840 when merchant David Leon de Cohen built an estate and a bastide on the grounds. A Swiss family later modified these structures in the 1920s before the location was transformed into a public park.
The bastide built in 1840 now houses the town hall of Marseille's 5th sector, which covers the 9th and 10th arrondissements, since 22 July 1983. Each year the Festival des Arts éphémères fills the bastide's salons and the park with contemporary art installations.
The park is open daily from 7:00 in the morning until 19:00 in the evening with parking and restroom facilities available on site. Entry is via 150 Boulevard Paul Claudel where visitors can easily find their way in.
The park was renamed Parc Charles-Aznavour in July 2024, after being known as Parc de la Maison Blanche. The new name honours the singer Charles Aznavour, whose family came from Armenia. Visitors walking the lawns and around the lake can spot the change on signs at the entrances.
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