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The Jardin des Plantes

The city's green lung

ATTENTION THE JARDIN DES PLANTES IS CURRENTLY CLOSED. IT WILL OPEN ITS DOORS AGAIN WITH THE “HARRY POTTER, THE FORBIDDEN FOREST EXPERIENCE” FESTIVAL ON OCTOBER 19, 2024 (Admission charged).

Embark on a botanical journey and let yourself be enchanted by the scents and colors of hackberry, Chinese ginkbo biloba and American giant sequoia. You may even come across white mulberry trees, famous in Montauban’s former silkworm industry.

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Did you know?

Part of the garden belongs to the Osage and Cherokee tribes. Donated by the city on July 22, 1992, it now features a commemorative plaque and the famous giant sequoia. Can you recognize this thick, red-barked conifer, which can live for over 3,000 years and reach heights of 100 m? For the record, the American Indians of the Osage tribe, living in Kansas, arrived in France in 1827 to plead their people’s cause, and 3 of them were welcomed in 1829 by M. Dubourg. They returned to their homeland thanks to the generosity of the Montalbanais. In September 1989, the Oklahoma-Occitania association resumed contact with the tribe, who had been relocated to Oklahoma, and agreed to a cultural exchange project. Since 1999, Montauban has been twinned with the town of Pawhuska, capital of the Osages. To find out more

Montauban and the Osages

Among the curiosities that make up Montauban’s great history, the most unlikely is undoubtedly the close link between the City of Ingres and the Osage Indian tribe....

A little history

In the 19th century, a steep, overgrown bank between the river and the town made the area unusable. The erection of a retaining wall in 1849 enabled the creation of a promenade called Le Plateau.

In 1857, the Horticultural Society held its first botanical exhibition here, which proved a great success. On June 16, 1861, the romantic landscape garden was created, designed by M. Le Breton, then considered one of the best landscape architects in Paris.

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What to do

in the plant garden

Playground

Nestled in the garden’s park, the youngest visitors can play with their imagination on the swings, structures and slides…

Picnic

The ideal spot on the outskirts of the historic center, for a picnic in the green, on the benches, lawns and picnic area.

Resting

Lying on thegrass, in the shade of the tall trees, or sitting on a bench along the path or by the fountain… the garden invites you to relax.

Video Puzzle Baludik @montauban Toursime Cadre

Conducting the survey

Thanks to the free Baludik application, you caninvestigate the Jardin des Plantes through a fundigital trail for the whole family, and track down Emile the lock keeper. Riddles to solve,unusual content, we explain it all:

Baludik digital walk

2 large parking areas nearby

Jardin des Plantes parking lot (free), accessible via rue de l’abbaye. Allées Consul Dupuy parking lot (paying), on the plateau overlooking the garden, then accessible by stairs or funicular.

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