Parks and green spaces
In the town you can find 9 parks and gardens open to the public. In the city center as well as on the banks of the Cèze to spend friendly moments with your loved ones.
Square Joseph-Thome
Area: 600 m2
Located behind the church and in the heart of the old center, this park is ideal for meditation and rest. The war memorial dedicated to the victims of the First World War is bathed in the beneficial shade of an oak tree planted on the occasion of the armistice in 1918. As in most of the city's gardens, Thome Square is watered in the basement by a superb noria whose providential waters should be the subject of rehabilitation work soon.
Arthur-Rimbaud Park
Area: 25 m000
A true haven of tranquility at the entrance to the town and on the banks of the Cèze, the park is almost entirely covered with grass. White poplars, alders, acacias and other plane trees find all the necessary water there thanks to the proximity of the river. Rimbaud Park, known above all for hosting the two major summer festivals (blues and reggae), is very appreciable for its shade and freshness.
Facilities: public toilet, skate module
Paul-Eluard Park
Area: 4 m500
Adjoining the Guy-Coutel swimming pool and located in the Escanaux district, it is located on the remains of former private gardens and is part of the project to create the Escanaux multicultural hall.
Albert-Marquet Park
Area: 4 m100
Located near the Lagaraud clinic, it is pleasant to walk there in the shelter of the maritime pines and large cedars planted there. We also note the presence of laurels and beautiful almost century-old arbutus trees.
Chestnut Square
Area: 2 m500
In the city's parks and gardens book, this space would be listed in the oldest chapter and is an integral part of Bagnolese history. Its name obviously refers to the number of chestnut trees planted here in the past.
It has recently housed a play area for children aged 2 to 10, a rose garden as well as street furniture and a space dedicated to boules.
Facilities: Playground, dog waste bin, public toilet accessible to people with reduced mobility. A communal composting area is located in the park.
Square Robert-Desnos
Area: 520 m2
This recent park houses a monument dedicated to Vigan-Braquet and recalls an episode in Bagnolese history, namely the outcome of the Second World War.
Penitent Square
Area: 300 m2
Created on the remains of an old place of worship, this small garden has become a meeting place for the inhabitants of the neighborhood who like to meet there at the end of the day for moments of conviviality.
Parc Marcel-Pagnol
Area: 7 m900
Located in the heart of the Escanaux district, this park is almost entirely dedicated to leisure. It consists of a stabilized area which can accommodate activities, rides, a circus, etc. and a large grassy and shaded area.
It has a waterwheel and a playground made up of a combined structure for children aged 6 to 12:
- 2 towers connected by a rope bridge
- 1 climbing net
- 2 slides
- 2 games on springs (from 2 to 6 years old)
Mont-Cotton Park
Area: 28 m000
Popular for its theater and its space dedicated to bowlers, its numerous path possibilities invite you to take a walk. Created in 1843 by Auguste-Cotton, a famous 19th century town planner, its proximity to the city center gives it real potential. Interesting from a botanical point of view, it brings together numerous Mediterranean species (maritime pines, Aleppo pines, deodara cedars, Atlantic cedars) and others (Chinese palms, photinia, boxwood, laurels, etc.). A rehabilitation project should make it possible to revitalize this place of conviviality: creation of open spaces and cool areas in summer, replacement of the generation of large trees, restoration of the green theater.
Equipment: an open-air stage, dressing rooms with WC, boules area, green theater with 1500 seats