Parc Voyer d'Argenson, Urban park in Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Parc Voyer d'Argenson is an urban park in Asnières-sur-Seine covering about 8,400 square meters, where seven plane trees over 30 meters tall frame a small island with a summer pavilion. The park sits between Rue du Château and Quai du Docteur-Dervaux, offering spaces to rest and walk among century-old trees.
The park was created between 1750 and 1752 when the Marquis Voyer d'Argenson acquired the local seigneury and transformed the land into a planted space. This establishment marked the beginning of formal garden design at the site.
Vincent van Gogh painted the park several times while living in Asnières in 1887, capturing the landscape and the structures he saw there.
The park is easy to access and sits close to the river, making it a pleasant place to walk and rest. The wide paths and open spaces allow comfortable movement for visitors of all abilities.
During initial construction of the grounds, workers found human remains and tombs, revealing that the site was once a Gallo-Roman cemetery. This discovery shows the location had a long history before becoming a pleasure garden.
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