Parc Géo Botanique

Chalon-sur-Saône, France, France

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The Jardin géo-botanique (Geo-Botanical Garden) in Chalon-sur-Saône, France, is a 1.3-hectare municipal botanical garden established in 1953 by the Society of Natural History and Mycology of Saône-et-Loire under Dr. Gilbert Durand's direction, and maintained by the city since 1959.

The garden features about 600 plant species and varieties arranged across eight distinct regional scenery areas that showcase plants in their natural environments closely linked to mineral landscapes, including water features with aquatic plants, the limestone Côte Chalonnaise with its vineyard, the granite Morvan region, the Bressan marsh, pine lands, a Provence scene, aromatic and medicinal plants, and a perennial garden called Rocflor.

Created based on botanist Emile Château's concept of "a plant in its environment" starting in 1957, the garden brings rocks and soil from the represented regions to authentically recreate these diverse French landscapes in one compact, walkable space open year-round for leisurely promenade.