Paris parks and gardens

Paris has more than 400 parks and gardens, they have different names depending on the size of the green space.
The small one is a generally called a square, the middle-sized one is generally called a garden and the big-sized one is generally called a park. There are also 2 woodlands called ''bois'' (Bois de boulogne and Bois de vincennes).
The Bois de Vincennes (995ha) and Bois de Boulogne (846ha) are the largest green spaces of Paris. The first one is in the 12th arrondissement of Paris whereas the Bois de Boulogne is in the 16th district.

Regarding the Paris parks and gardens, the Parc de la Villette is the largest, following by the Jardin des Tuileries, the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont and the Jardin du Luxembourg.

The Paris parks and gardens are resorts and relaxation for Parisian and visitors who wait for sunny days to sit and socialize on the green grasses or on the benches.


Below is a list, by Paris districts, of some most important Paris parks and gardens as well as squares :


1st arrondissement of Paris
* Jardin des Halles
* Jardin du Palais Royal
* Square du Vert-Galant
* Square de la place Dauphine
* Jardin des Tuileries


3rd arrondissement of Paris
* Square du Temple


4th arrondissement of Paris
* Square de la Tour Saint-Jacques
* Square Jean XXIII
* Square Louis XIII


5th arrondissement of Paris
* Square René-Viviani - Montebello
* Jardin des plantes


6th arrondissement of Paris
* Jardin du Luxembourg


7th arrondissement of Paris
* Esplanade des Invalides
* Parc du Champ-de-Mars


8th arrondissement of Paris
* Jardins des Champs-Elysées
* Parc Monceau


10th arrondissement of Paris
* Jardin Villemin


12th arrondissement of Paris
* Parc de Bercy
* Promenade plantée
* Bois de Vincennes
* Parc Floral
* Arboretum de l'Ecole Du Breuil
* Ecole du Breuil
* Jardin d'Agronomie Tropicale
* Jardin de Reuilly


13th arrondissement of Paris
* Parc de Choisy
* Jardins Abbé Pierre - Jardins des Grands Moulins
* Parc Kellermann


14th arrondissement of Paris
* Parc Montsouris


15th arrondissement of Paris
* Jardin Atlantique
* Parc Georges-Brassens
* Parc André-Citroën
* Parc Omnisport Suzanne Lenglen


16th arrondissement of Paris
* Parc Sainte-Périne
* Jardin d'acclimatation
* Pré-Catelan et jardin Shakespeare
* Jardin des serres d'Auteuil
* Bois de Boulogne
* Parc de Bagatelle


17th arrondissement of Paris
* Parc Clichy-Batignolles - Martin Luther King
* Square des Batignolles


18th arrondissement of Paris
* Jardins d'Eole


19th arrondissement of Paris
* Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
* Parc de la Butte-du-Chapeau-Rouge
* Parc de la Villette
* Jardin Serge Gainsbourg


20th arrondissement of Paris
* Parc de Belleville


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