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Most of the parks and gardens are an invitation to enjoy a walk and admire the many remarkable trees. Through their diversity, these gardens are also a tribute to the art of horticulture in Orléans and its region.

All the parks and gardens are accessible to people in wheelchairs. Nevertheless the assistance of a third person is recommended.
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Parc Floral de la Source For more information

Avenue du Parc Floral - 45100 Orléans
Tel.:02 38 49 30 00 

Entrance fee – Play areas – Surface area of 35ha

This park is home to the mysterious source of the Loiret which gives its name to the Department. Flowers following the seasons in the thematic gardens. Butterfly house in a 250 m² tropical garden.

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Parc Louis Pasteur For more information

Rue Jules Lemaître - 45000 Orléans

Play areas – Surface area of 4ha – Remarkable trees

This large garden is built around plant creations which decorate the large lawns. You may also discover plant species, monuments, statues and children's leisure activities such as merry-go-rounds and puppet theatres.

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Jardin des Plantes For more information

Avenue de Saint-Mesmin - 45100 Orléans

Play areas – Surface area of 3.5ha – Remarkable trees

This garden combines plant diversity and walking. Discover the orangery, the hothouse, a variety of floral decors and some remarkable trees.

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Jardin de l'Hôtel Groslot For more information

Rue d'Escures - 45000 Orléans

Surface area of 2,850m² – Remarkable trees

This Romantic style garden offers a beautiful example of what the town's gardens were like in the 19th century. The porch of Saint Jacques Chapel, and some remains of 15th century architecture are visible.

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Jardin de la Charpenterie For more information

Rue de la Charpenterie - 45000 Orléans

5000m² - Aires de jeux

5000 hectares, located in the heart of the ancient centre, this garden gives the visitor a beautiful point of view of the Loire River. This garden is an invitation to relaxing with a large lawn, clumps, a kiosk and a pergola.

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Jardin de la Vieille Intendance For more information

Rue Alsace Lorraine - 45000 Orléans

Surface area of 2,700m²

This garden offers an unexpected walk through the shade of a wooded area in the heart of the town centre and the opportunity to admire the Renaissance architecture of the Vieille Intendance.

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Jardin de l'Evêché For more information

Rue Robert de Courtenay - 45000 Orléans

Play areas - Surface area of 3,700m²

This classical style garden offers an outstanding viewpoint over the chevet of Ste Croix Cathedral as well as the 18th century facade of the former Bishop's Palace.

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Jardin Jacques Boucher For more information

5 bis, Place du Général de Gaulle - 45000 Orléans

Play areas - Surface area of 2,000m²

This garden is situated at the heart of the Saint-Paul block (behind Joan of Arc's house and at the foot of Tour St Paul), a neighbour to many historic monuments, it was inspired by the composition of Renaissance gardens.

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Parc Anjorrant For more information

Rue du Baron - 45000 Orléans

Surface area of 7,000m²

This wooded park in the heart of the town offers a surprising walk which is a stark contrast to the urban environment.

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Parc de la Fontaine de l'Etuvée For more information

Avenue des Droits de l'Homme - 45000 Orléans

Play areas – Surface area of 3ha – Bicycles allowed

Walk in a semi-natural environment where the fauna and flora grow freely. This is a nature observatory less than two kilometres from the town centre.

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Parc de la Motte Sanguin For more information

Boulevard de la Motte Sanguin - 45000 Orléans

Play areas – Surface area of 9,500m² – Remarkable trees

Landscaped park which surrounds the townhouse built for the Duke of Orléans in the 18th century. Hundred year old trees, lawns and play areas make this an ideal place for walks.

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Parc du Moins Roux For more information

56, route d'Olivet - 45100 Orléans

Play areas – Surface area of 2.1ha – Remarkable trees

The name of this park may be explained by the presence of a large number of conifers. Landscaped park with hundred year old trees and large lawns.

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Parc Léon Chenault et la Roseraie Jean Dupont For more information

Avenue Alain Savary - 45100 Orléans

Surface area of the park 1.6ha - Surface area of the Rose Garden 2,600m²

The park offers wide open spaces and an outstanding view over the church's chevet, as well as a large Lebanese Cedar. An adjoining ‘memorial' rose garden combines all the rose varieties created in Orléans and the surrounding region since the 1850s.

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Promenade Rocheplatte For more information

Boulevard Rocheplatte - 45000 Orléans

Play areas – Surface area of 1.8ha – Remarkable trees

Landscaped park for a walk among large trees. More than fifty different species including some remarkable trees with detailed labelling.


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Allée des Sapins et Bois de Concyr For more information

Allée des sapins - 45100 Orléans

Play areas – Surface area of 7.7ha – Remarkable trees – Bicycles allowed

Pleasant walk through the undergrowth and some unexpected encounters: squirrels, green woodpeckers, great spotted woodpeckers and, depending on the season, forest flowers.

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