The Parc Meissonier of Poissy !!!

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Let me bring you all back to my old stumping ground in my beloved Yvelines dept 78 of the Île de France region of my belle France,This is Royal and Saintly Poissy.  This is a rework older post with new text and links for you and me, Therefore, here is my take on the Parc Meissonier of Poissy !! Hope you enjoy it as I.

The Parc Meissonier since its acquisition by the City of Poissy in 1952, it has been a landscaped municipal park, frequented in all seasons by the inhabitants of Poissy and the surrounding area, children and adults alike, who all appreciate its charm and originality. This ten-hectare English-style park with its pond, former nuns’ fishpond, rose garden, and dozens of plant species represents one of the green lungs of the city. The park is named after the painter Ernest Meissonier ,mayor of the City in 1878 ,who lived for several years in the Abbey enclosure, but never owned it, and whose statue was inaugurated on November 15, 1980 coming from the Louvre reserves. Some trees in Parc Meissonier are several hundred years old: a cedar of Lebanon, two magnificent beeches that thrive halfway up the slope, the plane trees that are reflected in the pond. Visitors can also admire more exotic species: sweet gum, Japanese soapberry, Virginia tulip tree, catalpa and paulownia, sequoia, Himalayan cedar etc, A wonderful park indeed.

It is a landscaped garden with a large pond, many remarkable trees and a rose garden. It is close to the city center, runs along the avenue du Bon Roi Saint-Louis in the north, which gives the main entrance, (and also along the Seine river) and extends south to the avenue Blanche de Castille. Towards the city center it adjoins the Abbey enclosure and on the opposite side to the west, it adjoins the Parc Villard and the Château de Villiers (see post). This garden is the former domain of the former Dominican Abbey which disappeared following the French revolution. The oldest tree is a cedar from Lebanon, the plantation of which is estimated in 1740!

The City of Poissy on its parks/gardens :https://www.ville-poissy.fr/index.php/vivre-a-poissy/poissy-eco-responsable/parcs-et-jardins.html

The Yvelines dept 78 tourist office on the parc Meissonier :  https://www.destination-yvelines.fr/parcs-et-jardins/parc-meissonier/

There you go folks, you have my little nostalgic Poissy by the Seine river , a lovely town with many things to see too if you look search in my blog. Again, hope you have enjoy this post on the Parc Meissonier of Poissy !! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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Published by pedmar10

I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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