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This photo (120 x 80 cm) is located at Place René Cassin.

Reflets

Madeleine Liaras, février 2023

The Atlas cedars are an inseparable from the chateau’s architecture, to the point that these visions intertwine in the visitor's eye. However, the monumental trees were planted around two centuries after the acquisition of the chateau by Madame de Montespan.

Sur le cartel

The colonnades advance, the interior and exterior overlap. Is it a dream, a mirage ? The real mingles with the unreal, giving scope for the imagination.

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This photo (120 x 80 cm) is located at Place des Badauds.

Sauge des prés

Gaëtan Alexandre, mai 2023

Meadow sage is the most common wild sage. It loves limestone soils and can grow up to one metre. Foraging insects, such as bees, bumblebees or butterflies, ensure its reproduction. The plant is clever: when the insect reaches the bottom of a young flower, the stamens tip over and cover it with pollen. By visiting a neighboring flower, the insect will deposit pollen on the pistil of a mature flower.

100 mm macro – f/13 – 1/160 s – 200 ISO

On the cartel

At the foot of the Saint-Maurice collegiate church, the meadow sage fears neither winter frosts nor the great droughts of summer. It stands stoic, proudly raising her stems with intense blue flowers.

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This photo (80 x 106 cm) is located near the collegiate church, on the wall of the old cemetery.

Marronniers du parc

Bernard Mariteau, novembre 2023

Hovering above the trees, letting your gaze sweep over the landscape, you begin to dream of lightness and freedom. A fascination of the human species, flying retains all its magic and beauty. This drone view offers a unique look at the rows of chestnut trees which populate the space between the chateau moat and the collegiate church.

On the cartel

As you gain height, the bare chestnut trees of the park offer an explosion of autumnal colors usually reserved for the winged species.

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This photo (80 x 120 cm) is located on Place des Gouffier, opposite the collegiate church.

Gouttes de résine

Madeleine Liaras, février 2023

In the past, cedar was a symbol of strength, dignity and courage. Incense, made from its resin, is said to promote concentration and stimulate intellectual activity. But resin leaks are often a reaction to external aggressions. They are used to expel the attacker and can signal necrosis of the trunk.

100 mm macro – f/2,8 – 1/640 s – 100 ISO

On the cartel

The cedar is weeping drops of amber. A mysterious treasure hidden in the depths of Nature, the sap overflows, it is life that is springing forth. The richness of materials and the association of flexibility and hardness, are complementary rather than in opposition.

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This photo (80 x 120 cm) is located rue Sainte Anne.

Sophora du Japon pleureur

Jean-Jacques Fouquet, avril 2023

The presence of a weeping Japanese pagoda tree at the entrance to the park, near the chateau’s reception pavilion, is not unrelated to the planting of Atlas cedars. In the 19th century, the fashion was for exoticism. Botanists recommended planting pagoda trees, which went well with the majestic conifers. Over time, this old tree has taken on shapes that can be freely interpreted. You just have to look at it to see areptile devouring its prey.

105 mm macro – f/5 – 1/500 s – 100 ISO

On the cartel

The tortuous branches of the weeping Japanese pagoda tree, weathered by time, continue to reveal their mysterious shapes. Nature sometimes imitates humans by sculpting monstrous heads as our ancestors did on the beams of houses in the Middle Ages.

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This photo (80 x 120 cm) is located rue Sainte Anne.

Reste de cône de cèdre de l’Atlas

Madeleine Liaras, février 2023

At first glance, the ovoid fruits of the Atlas cedar look like, pine cones. It takes no less than three years for the cones to mature. After a few weeks on the ground, the scales of the female cones part and fall off to release the seeds. And all that remains of the cone is this rose shape.

100 mm macro – f/3,2 – 1/60s – 125 ISO

On the cartel

The fragile rose asked the cedar for the secret of its eternity. Obediently, the cedar promised to help it resist time. It has remained since then, turned to wood but always fresh despite the rigour of winter.

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This photo (80 x 120 cm) is located rue Sainte Anne.

Force de la nature

Michel Boudreault, avril 2023

Each of the Atlas cedars in the chateau park, planted at the end of the 19th century, covers approximately 500 m2 and measures 30 metres high. Some branches, like this one, start horizontally very close to the trunk, extending over a dozen metres. Despite its imposing size, the Atlas cedar is on the list of endangered species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).

HDR assembly of 3 photos. 17 mm – f/11 – 1/50 s, 1/100 s, 1/200 s – 200 ISO

On the cartel

The Atlas cedars in the chateau park were planted at the end of the 19th century. This branch that successive gardeners have allowed to grow almost at ground level releases a power that defies the laws of gravity.

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This photo (80 x 120 cm) is located rue Sainte Anne.

De bas en haut

Éric Chabot, novembre 2023

Enough to make your head spin. Lying on my back, my eye glued to the camera's viewfinder, I let myself be carried away by the dizziness of the treetops. The trees of the park converge in the middle, as if they had an arranged meeting.

The natural spaces of the park, which are a great place for walking, lend themselves to contemplation. If you don't want to lie down on the grass, deckchairs are available to visitors in summer.

16 mm – f/6,3 – 1/250 s – 125 ISO

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This photo (80 x 120 cm) is located rue Sainte Anne, opposite rue des Quénards.

Couleurs de printemps

Michel Boudreault, avril 2023

This is a symbolic boundary between the meadowland behind the chateau and the large cultivated plains. The blue of the sky dotted with clouds, the yellow of a field of rapeseed in flower, the green of the natural meadowland behind the chateau, everything invites you to immerse yourself in this landscape and enjoy the tranquility of the grounds as far as the collegiate.

Assemblage HDR de 3 photos. Focale 17 mm – f/11 – 1/250 s, 1/500 s, 1/1000 s – 200 ISO

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This photo (115 x 172 cm) is located at the corner of rue du château and rue Sainte Anne.

Festival de cyclamens

Éric Chabot, septembre 2023

Come September, the natural lawns are covered with a pink carpet. Cyclamen are part of the autumn decor of the chateau park. They are most often combined with crocuses which add a touch of yellow. The variety present at the chateau until the first winter frosts is the Naples cyclamen or ivy leaf cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium). It appreciates shaded areas, particularly the space between rows of chestnut trees. The leaves only appear at the end of flowering. Be careful though, the bulb of this pretty little flower is particularly toxic.

90 mm – f/4,5 – 1/30 s – 100 ISO

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