Arboretum du Domaine départemental de la Vallée-aux-Loups
102 rue de Chateaubriand, 92290 Châtenay-Malabry
- Hauts-de-Seine
- Île-de-France
The Valley-aux-Loups Chateaubriand currently offers a rich cultural and botanical heritage on more than 60 hectares: The Arboretum, former Croux nursery, continues today the horticultural vocation of the place. Unique plant collections of convolvulaceae, alder or hydrangea… have been added to the century-old trees. The Jardin de l'Ile verte, created by the poet Jules Barbier and where the painter Jean Fautrier lived from 1945 to 1964, offers visitors a walk in a "timeless" place, wild and romantic where the atmospheres mix and mix. La Maison de Chateaubriand, where the author lived from 1807 to 1817, and wrote Les Mémoires d'Outre-tombe. Passionate about botany, he introduced rare species to the park that reflected his travels: the Cedar of Lebanon, the bald cypress…
Etiquetas
Botanical garden or arboretum, Jardin remarquable, Monument historique
Accès
By car: A86 Créteil/Versailles - RD 920 (ex RN 20) porte d'Orléans/Antony RER B: Robinson station (terminus), then signposted pedestrian route (15-20 minutes) Bus: 179, 194, 194a, 195, 198, 294 – Paladin: 11
