Parks and gardens

For toddlers, children, teenagers, families, pensioners, lovers of all ages or lonely souls looking for a moment of peace, the parks and gardens of Asnières offer a wide range of games and plants... and many stories to tell.

Read about the rules and regulations of the parks and gardens (pdf - 2.31 MB)

Keen to find a floral symbol for the town of Asnières that would be friendlier than the thistle on its coat of arms, the Town Hall approached a number of rose designers.

In 2001, it asked rose nurserymen Paul Croix and his daughter Dominique to come up with a new rose. After a difficult choice, it was decided that the Asnières rose would be an orange-red flower with 50 to 60 petals, with a slightly silvery underside and very resistant to disease. It is an exceptional quality.

To date, 2,665 rose bushes have been planted in the public gardens of our town. Since its birth, our rose has been awarded a silver medal in Buenos Aires.

Parks, small public parks, and gardens in the Bords de Seine district

The DS Gardens

Facilities: chess tables.
Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.35pm
Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.05pm
Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.05pm

In 2015, the wasteland of the former PSA factories in Asnières-sur-Seine gave way to a new neighbourhood on the banks of the Seine. At the heart of the development, Lion Studios, lead architects and urban planners for the ZAC, have given pride of place to a public park around which offices and housing are organised.

This space has been designed as a unifying element in the lives of future residents and employees of the district. Their approach was guided by three principles:

• A garden for everyone, with a wide range of uses for the general public, which, thanks to its composition around the central avenue, will be a privileged route to the RER,
• A garden linked to the Seine by the creation of rain gardens and the specific vegetation that accompanies them, by the generous planting along the axis that leads to the Quai Aulagnier and by the work on the waterway that leads to the Seine, the garden will reflect the presence of the river,
• A garden as a place of remembrance for the area, the fine workmanship of the materials and the succession of active workshops along the central avenue are a gentle reminder of the site's industrious past. The historic market hall is enhanced by the sunken gardens that surround it on either side.

Water Management

The DS Park is exemplary in its management of rainwater. A network of valleys and ditches collects rainwater. Similarly, the roofs are designed to drain the water collected into this network, the entire contents of which converge in a wet grove. The water flows into the park's reservoir at the foot of the large exhibition hall. A cistern is cleverly placed under the pond to reuse the water for maintenance and watering the vegetation.

In the event of heavy rain, the park can store up to 1,100 m3 of water.

Rue Louis Armand
Area: 8,000 m²

Open all periods between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Summer closures (from June 16 to September 30) 8:45 p.m.
Off-season closures (from October 1 to October 31 and March 1 to June 15) 7:15 p.m.
Closed winter period (from November 1 to February 29) 6:15 p.m.
Equipment: games and water jets for children, chess tables

Located in the southern extension of the Jardins du Grand échquier, the Maxime Vachier-Lagrave park offers a large tree-lined lawn, relaxation areas and games for children and families in the Seine Ouest district.

This garden allows for ecological management of rainwater runoff and is home to a wide variety of tree species providing shelter for insects and animals.

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, emblematic chess player

In this district which forged its identity around the game of chess, the park was named after Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, international grandmaster, world blitz champion in 2021 and pride of the Asnières club where he is registered.

• Access via avenue des Grésillons and rue Louis Armand
• Facilities: playground for children aged 1 to 6 and 6 to 12, water fountain
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.35pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.05pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.05pm

Inaugurated on 3 June 2022, the Gardens of the Grand Échiquier are the green heart of the Quartier de Seine Ouest, a new district in full development with new housing, shops, facilities and public spaces. This former industrial area has been completely transformed to create a new living space at its heart, with this 8,500 m2 park extending towards the Seine.  The original plan was to build a housing estate on the edge of the park, on the site of a former industrial laundry. However, the Town Hall decided to abandon the project and a further 4,500 m2 of green space will be created, bringing the total area to 13,000 m2.

The Gardens of the Grand Échiquier offer a rich and varied programme of play for children aged 1 to 12 (slide, spider's web, tree house, swing, etc.) over an area of almost 800 m². All the equipment is made of wood to blend in with the landscape.
The square also has a large lawn, known as the "sunken garden", a place for everyone to relax. This garden meets the need for rainwater storage and can be gradually flooded in the event of heavy rain without affecting the play equipment. It is also part of a rational approach to water management, with a system of ditches surrounding the area.

Explaining "Les Jardins du Grand Échiquier"

All the public spaces in the area have been given chess-themed names (Diagonale du Fou, rue Alexandra Kosteniouk, etc.) to give the neighbourhood a distinctive identity. The park is in keeping with this approach, as is the adjacent avenue, the "Allée du Roi", which includes sports equipment accessible to all and a bowling green.

Rue du Jardin Modèle
Surface area: 8,000 m²

• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.40pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.10pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.10pm
• Facilities: games for young children.

Around 1868, in response to the problems of cleaning up the Seine and purifying its waters, the City of Paris acquired a large 6-hectare plot of land on the Chemin des Caboeufs.

Following the techniques advocated by the engineer Milles and his successor Alfred Durand-Claye, the northern part was used as a spreading field before being leased to farmers, while the southern part was used at the end of the 19th century as a "model garden" where visitors could admire the cultivation of fodder for the market or for industrial purposes.

In 1936, the public park was taken over by the town council and renamed Square du Jardin Modèle. In 1965, the park was renamed "Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny".
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Marshal of France posthumously on 15 January 1952, was born in Mouilleron-en-Pareds in 1889 and died in Paris in 1952. He led the First Liberation Army from Provence to the Danube (1944-45). He was High Commissioner and Commander-in-Chief in Indochina (1950-52). A stele with a bronze medallion is dedicated to him.

• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.30pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6pm

• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.45pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.15pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.15pm

Château grounds

• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 9pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.30pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.30pm

• Quai du docteur Dervaux - upper part of the Dog Cemetery
• Surface : 45 000 m²
• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 9pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.30pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.30pm

Facilities: playground for toddlers and young children, chess tables, public lawns, promenade along the Seine, petanque area, bandstand, skate park.

Robinson Park is bordered by the expressway (Quai du Docteur Dervaux) and the Seine. In the 1930s, a riverside promenade was built by the Villette company. The bands "Harmonie" and "Fanfare" of Asnières used to play on the bandstand built at that time. Many inhabitants of Asnières came to listen to them.

In 2016, a new skate park was added to the park. The result of a joint effort by the town, the young people of Asnières and the CESL, skateboarders of all levels can now enjoy a range of features designed not only for skateboarding, but also for scooters, rollerblades and freestyle bikes.

• Rue du Château - Quai du Docteur Dervaux
• Remarkable public park with very old plane trees in magnificent shape
• Surface area: 8,400 m²
• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.50pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.20pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.20pm

Facilities: a pond with toy animals, a playground for tots and toddlers, a tennis court.

The land was originally part of the Voyer d'Argenson park, which ran down to the Seine. It was subdivided in 1845. In 1886, Vital Pouget (1846-1929), a wealthy race-course betting professional, bought part of the land to build a residence which became known as "Château Pouget". The town of Asnières became the owner in 1926 and opened the park to the public.

Château Pouget was once used as a dispensary and blood transfusion centre, which disappeared in 1980 to be replaced by a modern departmental transfusion centre. Today, two nurseries and a PMI have been built on the site.

Mail Malakoff

• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.30pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6pm

Square des  Impressionnistes

• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.35pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.05pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.05pm

Jardin des Champs

• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.40pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.10pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.10pm

• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.45pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.15pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.15pm

Square du 8 mai 1945

• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.50pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.20pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.20pm

• Rue de la Station - allée des Anciens Combattants
• Surface area: 530 m²
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.55pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.25pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.25pm

This public park is named after Anne de Gonzague de Clèves, born in 1616 and known as the "Princess Palatine". It was fashionable at the time to own a house on the outskirts of Paris, so she found an opportunity in Asnières, where there is now a sculpture of her.

• Rue Pierre Brossolette - place J.J Rousseau - rue des Jardins
• Surface area: 20,000 m²
• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 9pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.30pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.30pm

Facilities: a playground for toddlers and young children, an artificial football pitch, a rose garden, ponds and a petanque area.

This park was created on the former estate of the Varin consorts, heirs of the Thion de la Chaume family. The land was acquired by decision of the town council on 23 July 1927.

Designed by the architect Voyer Chevallier, landscaped by Villette and decorated by Tricotel, the public park was inaugurated on 17 November 1935 by the Minister of Education, Marius Roustan.

This public park has a number of statues and commemorative plaques: Louis Dideron's reclining woman, Monsieur Normand's old knitting woman, a plaque in honour of Marshal Joffre by Émile Bracquemond and a plaque dedicated to Gérard Mourgue, poet, writer and philosopher from Asnières (1921-1995). This public park was probably part of the estate of the Princess Palatine in the 17th century.

Joseph Joffre, born in Rivesaltes in 1852, a polytechnician and engineering officer at the start of his career, led several campaigns in the colonies, in Tonkin in 1885, in Sudan in 1892 and in Madagascar in 1900. In 1914, he was appointed Chief of the Army General Staff and made a name for himself with his counter-offensive on the Marne in September 1914. He was promoted to Allied Joint Commander and Marshal of France in 1916. He died in Paris in 1921.

• Rue H.-G. Fontaine - rue Edmé Périer
• Surface area: 13,000 m²
• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 9pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.30pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.30pm
• Facilities: a Parisian petanque court, a playground for toddlers, young children and teenagers, a bandstand, chess tables and a merry-go-round.

Located just behind the Town Hall, this park belonged to the Vanin de Courville family, who donated it to the town in 1877. It was renamed Square du Maréchal Leclerc in 1948.

This public park has two outstanding features: the magnificent bandstand dating from 1891 and the 5-tonne monolith (the town's oldest monument) bearing the effigy of Marshal Leclerc.

Developments

Many perennials, grasses and small shrubs have been planted. The choice of vegetation was based on the typology of the site. Above the car parks, it was not possible to plant trees with deep roots for safety reasons, as there is only 1.50 m between the top of the car park slab and the surface. For this reason, plants that prefer poor, dry soil, such as heather and kniphofia, were chosen. As for the pond, bubblers were installed at the bottom.

These aerate the organic matter, such as dead leaves, to prevent excessive siltation. There is no chemical treatment of the water. The plants around the pond have been chosen for their ability to withstand wet conditions. These include sedges, irises and water mint. The aim is to recreate an ecosystem and see the arrival of wildlife. This will happen naturally, without the introduction of animals.

The project managers, architects and landscape architects from L'Atelier de l'île, have radically transformed the old park while preserving the features that made it special.

"The orientation of the plane trees has been maintained. The large diagonal creates a new perspective on the public park. Meadow areas offer space for leisure activities and games, while the rich vegetation provides a pleasant environment for strolling and relaxing," explains the design studio.

Children have not been forgotten in this renovation, as the total play area for them has been doubled.

Water self-sufficiency

Two other aspects have also been taken into account: accessibility and ecology. The wooden decking along the pond and the renovation of rue Edmé Périer and rue H.-G. Fontaine are accessible to people with reduced mobility. To improve the ecological aspect, a rainwater drainage system has been installed. Water run-off from the forecourt is collected and redirected to the landscaped areas. The pond is fed by the creation of ditches to collect rainwater. The park is therefore self-sufficient in terms of irrigation. The redesign of Square Leclerc received financial support from the Agence régionale des espaces verts (AEV) (Regional Green Spaces Authority).

Square Max de Nansouty

• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.45pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.15pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.15pm

• Rue Parmentier
• Surface area: 2800 m2
• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 9pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.30pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.30pm
• Facilities: games for children, chess tables.

Acquired by the town in 1932, this public park is located behind the Flachat farmer's market. It is dedicated to the memory of Eugène Silvain, a famous actor from Asnières. The sculptor Félix Benneteau-Desgrois sculpted the bust of the actor who rests in this haven of peace.

Created between 1932 and 1933, it was acquired by the Commune from Mr René Lapierre of the Tricotel company, for the sum of 1,275,000 francs. The town council wanted to extend the farmers' market, build a post office, and create a public garden. The garden was dedicated to Louise and Joseph Silvain and a monument was erected in their memory. The garden was inaugurated on 1 July 1934.

Born in Bourg-en-Bresse in 1851, Eugène Charles Silvain was a brilliant officer in 1870-1871 before becoming a theatre actor. He joined the Comédie Française and became a member in 1883. He moved to Asnières in 1882 and built a house at 22 rue de la Lauzière, where he lived with his family until his death in 1930.

• Rue de Lorraine - rue de Belfort
• Surface area: 5,900 m²
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 9pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.30pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.30pm
• Facilities: a playground for toddlers and young children, a bandstand, and an open-air theatre.

This public park was created in 1902 and renovated in 1982. It was named (in 1936) after a test pilot who died during his military service at the Romorantin air base and who was a member of the Asnières town council in 1929.

Square Les Jardins du Haras

Rue Robert Dupont
Area: 1,650 m²

Opens all periods between 6 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Summer closures (from June 16 to September 30) 8:45 p.m.
Off-season closures (from October 1 to October 31 and March 1 to June 15) 7:15 p.m.
Closed winter period (from November 1 to February 29) 6:15 p.m.
Facilities: games for young children, solarium area

A space of freshness and biodiversity located in the Voltaire-Bourguignons district, the square is distinguished by its large suspended vegetation trellis bordering rue Robert Dupont and its 40-meter-long green wall.

A place to relax for everyone, it offers a lovely play structure for children and a solarium with wooden deckchairs.

This green space is named the Jardins du Haras in memory of the Marquis de Voyer d’Argenson who was, between 1752 and 1763, director of the King’s stud farm.
As a reminder of this equine past, three medallions, offered by the Asniéro sculptor Arnaud Kasper, can be discovered in the square.

Square du Souvenir Français

• Rue Scheurer-Kestner
• Surface area: 7,000 m²
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 9pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.30pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.30pm
• Facilities: Children's games, table tennis, public lawns.

This 7,000 m² public park was originally called Scheurer-Kestner but was renamed "Souvenir Français" on 8 May 1998 in memory of the civilians and soldiers who died for France.

• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 8.50pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.20pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.20pm

• Avenue du Docteur Fleming
• Surface area: 8,000 m²
• Opens all year round from 6am to 8am
• Closing time in summer (16 June to 30 September) 9pm
• Closing time in-between seasons (1 October to 31 October and 1 March to 15 June) 7.30pm
• Closing time in winter (1 November to 29 February) 6.30pm
• Facilities: children's play area, chess tables, public lawns, petanque court.

This public park was built between 1965 and 1974 in the northern part of the town, on wasteland between the A86 motorway and the Henri Poincaré school, following an exchange of land with SEMERA.

It was inaugurated as a leisure park on 9 June 1975. It was renamed Georges Pompidou in December 1975. The entrance was decorated in 1982-83 as part of the "Art in the City" initiative.

Georges Pompidou, born on 5 July 1911 in Montboudif (Cantal) and died on 2 April 1974 in Paris, was a French statesman of the Fifth Republic. During the presidency of Charles de Gaulle, he was Prime Minister from 14 April 1962 to 10 July 1968, still the longest tenure of any French Prime Minister. He was then President of the French Republic from 19 June 1969 until his death.

The beehives

15 private beehives (known)
17 beehives on public land, including more than 8 installed between 2014 and 2017

"The beehives in Asnières are doing well and will be creating new colonies. So don't be surprised if you see a swarm, on a tree branch, in the crack of a wall or around a post."

Future developments

As well as putting the environment at the heart of its various development projects - reserving green areas in all future developments, rethinking public spaces, introducing innovative resource management systems (rainwater harvesting) and developing urban agriculture - the town of Asnières-sur-Seine is planning a major development of the Seine banks:

• Rehabilitation of the river banks to encourage the development of biodiversity,
• In partnership with the Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Council, a pedestrian promenade project to reclaim the river,
• A Van Gogh port with new facilities that give pride of place to sustainable modes of transport,
• New leisure and catering facilities at Port Georges Seurat,
• The creation of a barge on the Pont de Clichy (municipal banquet hall).