The Arboretum de Matton-Clémency (1 hectare) is an

arboretum An arboretum (: arboreta) is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees and shrubs of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, many modern arbor ...

located in

Matton-et-Clémency Matton-et-Clémency () is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France. Points of interest * Arboretum de Matton-Clémency See also *Communes of the Ardennes department The following is a list of the 447 communes of the Arden ...

Ardennes The Ardennes ( ; ; ; ; ), also known as the Ardennes Forest or Forest of Ardennes, is a region of extensive forests, rough terrain, rolling hills and ridges primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, extending into Germany and France. Geological ...

Grand Est Grand Est (; ) is an Regions of France, administrative region in northeastern France. It superseded three former administrative regions, Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine, on 1 January 2016 under the provisional name of Alsace-Champagne-A ...

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. The arboretum was created by volunteers, and now contains 150

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of trees, as well as a

pergola A pergola is most commonly used as an outdoor garden feature forming a shaded walkway, passageway, or sitting area of vertical posts or pillars that usually support crossbeams and a sturdy open lattice, often upon which woody vines are t ...

waterwheel A water wheel is a machine for converting the kinetic energy of flowing or falling water into useful forms of power, often in a watermill. A water wheel consists of a large wheel (usually constructed from wood or metal), with numerous blade ...

, and pond with bridge. It is open daily without charge. In the mid-1990s, an arboretum was created on a former vacant lot. It is currently a well-kept natural space bordering the dark forest of the Ardennes.

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Arboretum de Matton-Clémency

Tourisme Champagne Ardenne description

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