The Jardin Paléobotanique is a

botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...

located in Les Millières, Soulce-Cernay,

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. The garden contains about 500 types of plants, including rare species and prehistoric trees such as ''

Ginkgo biloba ''Ginkgo biloba'', commonly known as ginkgo or gingko ( ), also known as the maidenhair tree, is a species of tree native to China. It is the last living species in the order Ginkgoales, which first appeared over 290 million years ago. Fossils ...

''. It is open Sundays and holidays in the warmer months; an admission fee is charged.

References

Le Pays de Lomont: Soulce-Cernay

FRACAS 2006, page 28

Tout de France entry (Dutch)

France, le trésor des régions (French)
Gardens in Doubs Botanical gardens in France {{France-garden-stub

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