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Place Pierre Petit - 03100 MONTLUÇON
Free access.
The Wilson Garden, opposite the city administration, was named President of the United States elected in 1912: Thomas Wilson. Created by City Council's decision of 1937, the former property of Baron Charnisay and the influence of the fortifications of the fifteenth century, this garden is the first realization of the institutions of horticulture George Delbard Malice and was inaugurated in 1939.
Its total area is 11,923 m², of which 1328 square meters of lawn. It reveals a large circular pool, a playground (reconstruction of the fifteenth century), a kindergarten with games and sandbox, a large terrace with a large center aisle focused on the statue of Andre Messager (composer and director of the Paris Opera), restored and replaced in 2003 during the festival organized for the 150th anniversary of his birth in Montluçon.
The highly structured offers a great variety of species including cedar, blue, symbolizing the release of Montluçon in 1945.
Finally, it can linger in front of the rose garden was completely renovated in 1989. In 2004, the old terraced gardens have been restored according to their original appearance and opened to the public under the name Clos Messenger.
Business Hours: 8 am to 5:30 p.m., 18h, 20h or 21h depending on the season.