Arboretum de Pézanin

The Arboretum de Pézanin is an arboretum in the field of French Dompierre -les- Ormes community. It is located in the Burgundy region between Charolles and Cluny. Every year, 25,000 people, the arboretum, making it one of the most visited places in Burgundy.

Inventory and historical overview

The Arboretum de Pézanin extends over 27 acres and located in the middle of a lake of 4 hectares. The tree inventory includes about 450 species and subspecies.

The arboretum was established by the botanist Philippe Lévêque Vilmorin (1872-1917) on the grounds of the castle Audour in 1903. After the arboretum was virtually abandoned after 1923, it was taken over in 1935 by the state.

Marked hiking trails, the Arboretum of the general public.

Gallery Européenne de la Forêt et du Bois

Adjoins the arboretum the gallery Européenne de la Forêt et du Bois (, European gallery forest and wood '), a section dedicated to the topics of wood and sustainability exhibition, which had since its opening, over 150,000 visitors.

Gallery

The picnic area in autumn

The lake