At Créteil, the Dupeyroux Park hides a refined setting with a hint of the exotic: a 19th‑century English garden dominated by the Château des Mèches, an elegant residence inspired by Italian villas. Here, the rolling lawns, winding paths, and groves compose a softly graceful backdrop.
Unlike the French garden, designed to impress with its geometry and symmetry, the English garden is defined by more free-form shapes, curved paths, undulating lawns, groves, and carefully crafted viewpoints to convey an impression of nature that is controlled yet never rigid.
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The charm of the park also lies in its details: two basins, flowerbeds, a woodland area and remarkable trees, some of which are said to be more than 200 years old. And of course we mustn’t forget the residence that overlooks it: the Château des Mèches. In 1864, the old castle was demolished and replaced by this villa we know today, a building with Veronese-inspired loggias, whose construction was completed in 1866. The Italian style is evident in its elegant silhouette, in its resort-like appearance, conceived for eye-pleasure as much as for living. The building has led several lives before being purchased by the State in 1955 to become the prefect’s residence, a role it still holds today. While it is not open to the general public, visits are occasionally organized on a few occasions.
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Jardin à la Française vs Jardin à l'Anglaise: discover their difference and history in the Paris region
