Hard to picture today, but the slopes of Bagnolet were once lined with orchards. On the weekend of September 19 and 20, 2026, the Heritage Days offer a chance to rediscover this local history through the remnants of the Bagnolet peach orchard. As each year, this national event invites visitors to step through the doors of monuments, gardens, institutions and more hidden sites that tell the heritage of Paris and the Île-de-France.
From the 17th to the 19th century, Bagnolet earned a reputation for its peaches, rivaling that of Montreuil, the neighboring town. Growers trained fruit trees in espalier along tall plastered walls. Heated by daytime sun, these walls gradually released the heat at night, creating a microclimate that favored the fruits' ripening.
This know-how enabled early harvests, which were then sold in Parisian markets. The horticultural activity occupied a prominent place in the local landscape and economy at a time when eastern Paris still boasted numerous orchards, vineyards, and market gardens. Today, only a few traces of these former enclosures remain. The fruit walls, cultivated plots, and well-kept spaces nevertheless reveal the techniques used by Bagnolet’s horticulturists.
Tour of Bagnolet's Peach Orchard
### Visit to the Peach Enclosure of Bagnolet
The Peach Enclosure of Bagnolet preserves the memory of peach cultivation trained on lime-washed walls, a practice that endured in eastern Paris until the 19th century.
Friday: restricted to school groups. Teachers are asked to contact the association. The tour lasts thirty minutes (the same content as the public visit).
Saturday and Sunday: tours every half hour by members of the Friends of the Peach Enclosure Association. Guided visit: explore the peach walls, with a narrated exhibition of old postcards and historical maps illustrating the evolution of this agricultural practice. Presentation of the association's projects to preserve this heritage.
Participation conditions : Free entry limited to 20 people per half-hour on Saturdays and Sundays; limited to one session per half-hour on Fridays (please reserve) - Free | No reservation required
Hours: Friday, September 18, 2026 — 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM | Saturday, September 19, 2026 — 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM | Sunday, September 20, 2026 — 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM
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Dates and Opening Time
From September 19, 2026 to September 20, 2026
