Le tilleul de Grange Sauvaget - Bracon (Jura), France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache
N 46° 55.108 E 005° 52.175
31T E 718487 N 5200101
[FR] Ce Tilia platyphyllos aurait été planté en 1477 en commémoration du mariage de la fille de Charles le Téméraire. [EN] This linden tree is said to have been planted in 1477 commemorating the mariage of the daughter of Charles the Bold.
Waymark Code: WM152FC
Location: Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Date Posted: 10/02/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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[FR] Le Tille de Bracon ou Tilleul de Grange Sauvaget (Ivory) est sans doute, un des plus vieux tilleuls de France.

C’est un arbre historique qui nous ramène à une époque où la Bourgogne n’était pas encore la France.

Ce tilleul a été planté à Bracon en 1477 pour célébrer le mariage de Marie de Bourgogne, fille de Charles le Téméraire, avec l’empereur Maximilien d’Autriche.

[EN] The linden of Grange Sauvaget is probably on of the oldest lindens in France.

It's a historic tree which dates back to when Burgandy was not yet a part of France.

This linden was planted in Bracon in 1477 to celebrate the mariage of Marie de Bourgogne, daughter of Charles the Bold, with the emperor Maximilien of Austria.
Genus/Species: Tilia platyphyllos

Height: 59

Girth: 56

Method of obtaining height: Reliable source

Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source

Location type: Private property

Age: 544

Website reference: [Web Link]

Historical significance: Not listed

Planter: Not listed

Parking coordinates: Not Listed

Walk time: Not Listed

Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed

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