Square du Maréchal Joffre - Asnières-sur-Seine, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache
N 48° 54.682 E 002° 17.634
31U E 448262 N 5417843
[FR] En 1927, la commune d'Asnières se rend propriétaire de cette sablière et de ses vastes jardins appartenant à la famille Varin. [EN] In 1927, the Asnières community became the owner of this former sand quarry and its immense gardens.
Waymark Code: WMN67J
Location: Île-de-France, France
Date Posted: 01/03/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member DougK
Views: 5

[FR] Les jardins Varin sont alors appelés "square Joffre" et un monument y est installé dès 1937, en hommage au Maréchal. Ce square est aménagé de jardins à la "française", il a la particularité d'abriter une roseraie.

Il est enrichi d'essences rares tels que les sapins d'Espagne, cyprès chauve de l'Arizona ainsi que le célèbre Séquoïa de la liberté, planté lors du Bicentenaire de la Déclarations des Droits de l'Homme en 1989.

[EN] The Varin gardens were renamed the "square Joffre" and a monument was placed there in 1937 in hommage to field Marshall Joffre. This square is laid out in the French style and has includes a rose garden.

It is enhanced by rare species such as the Spanish firs, Arizona bald cypress as well as the celebrated Liberty Sequoia, planted during the bicentennial of the Déclarations des Droits de l'Homme in 1989.
Name: Square du Maréchal Joffre

Street Location: Rue Pierre Brossolette

Local Municipality: Asnières-sur-Seine

State/Province, etc.: Ile de France

Country: France

Web Site: [Web Link]

Memorial/Commemoration: field Marshall Joffre

Date Established: 1927

Recreational Facilities:
Children's Playground; Soccer field; Petanque courts


Monuments/Statues: field Marshall Joffre

Picnic Facilities: Not listed

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed

Fountains: Not listed

Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed

Special Events: Not listed

Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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