Jardin botanique de Sedan

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The Botanical Garden of Sedan is a botanical garden and city park located on Philippoteaux Avenue beside the Place d'Alsace-Lorraine, Sedan, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France. It is open daily without charge. The garden was established in 1875 upon the removal of the Bourbon bastion, with its plan drawn up by René Richer. A statue of Paul and Virginia beneath an umbrella, beaten in the cyclone of 1905, still thanks the garden. Today it contains mature trees (beech, maple, Chestnut), magnolias, a rose garden with more than 50 varieties, a collection of hydrangeas, a bandstand, and a pool with fish, swans, and ducks.

See also: List of botanical gardens in France

References: I Discover France article (French) Culture.fr entry (French) Garden entry (French) Nomao entry (French)