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The Garden of Plants

Green lung of the city

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

Jardins Des Plantes 2 ©montaubantourisme

Did you know that?

A parcel of the garden belongs to the Osages and Cherokee tribes. Donated by the city on July 22, 1992, it now stands with a memorial plaque, as well as the famous giant sequoia.

Would you recognize it, this thick red-barked conifer, which can live more than 3,000 years and reach a height of 100 m?

For the record, American Indians from 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 Mr. Dubourg. They will return to their country thanks to the generosity of the Montalbanais.

In September 1989, the Oklahoma-Occitania association resumed contact with the tribe, displaced in Oklahoma, which accepted a cultural exchange project. Since 1999, Montauban has been twinned with the city of Pawhuska, capital of the Osages.

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Montauban and the Osages

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

© Service Parcs & Jardins, Ville De Montauban (21)

A little history

In the 19th century, a steep, scrubby embankment between the river and the town made the area unworkable. The erection of a retaining wall in 1849, allowed the creation of a promenade called The Plateau.

In 1857, the Horticultural Society held its first successful botanical exhibition there. On June 16, 1861 the landscape and romantic garden was then created, designed by M. Le Breton, considered at the time to be one of the best landscape architects of the City of Paris.

© Service Parcs & Jardins, Ville De Montauban (19)

What to do

in the garden of plants

Magic Xperience

To your smartphones! Montalban celebrities, enchanted characters or wild animals, emerge from mysterious totems.

Playground

Nestled in the garden park, the youngest can spend themselves there and trick of imagination, on the structures, swings, slides …

Picnic

The ideal spot on the outskirts of the historical center, to picnic in the green, on the benches, the lawns and the picnic area.

Resting

Lying down in the grass, in the shade of the big trees, or sitting on a bench at the bend in the path or near the fountain… the world of the garden invites you to rest.

2 large parking areas nearby

The parking of the Jardin des Plantes (free), accessible by the rue de l’abbaye.

The Allées Consul Dupuy parking (paying), on the plateau overlooking the garden, then accessible by stairs or a funicular.

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