In Essonne, the House of the Environment unveils its 2026 programme for Rendez-Vous aux Jardins.

The domaine de Montauger awaits us on the occasion of the Rendez-vous aux jardins, held this year over the weekend of June 5–7, 2026. The premise of the event? To invite the public to discover gardens and parks as living works—shaped by time, by how they are used, by the know-how involved, and by the gaze we bring to them.

At the Departmental Environment House, on the Montauger estate, it’s a chance to take part in a special program. The dwelling visible today sits within the history of an old aristocratic estate, reshaped over the centuries. The 18th-century castle is said to have been linked to Jacques Hardouin-Mansart de Sagonne, the last of the Mansarts, in an area that once boasted several prestigious properties. While the building was partly transformed in the 19th century, it preserves from this architectural lineage a certain sense of classical elegance, visible in its restrained lines, its orderly composition, and its dialogue with the park.

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Here, we stand at the crossroads of built heritage and a living landscape. Acquired by the Essonne Department in 2002, the estate has been given a new lease on life with the installation of the Environment House in a restored manor. Montauger unfolds a mosaic of habitats that is its signature: a tree-lined park around the house, an orchard, a vegetable garden, a vineyard, meadows, ponds, lakes, wetlands, and footpaths that thread together the site’s various faces.

The 2026 Rendez-Vous aux Jardins program at the Environment House on the Montauger estate

• Lecture déambulatoire "Les Fables de La Fontaine, miroir des hommes"
  samedi 6 juin 2026 - 10:30 ⤏ 12:00
  

  Dans les bois et les prés, les animaux prennent la parole. Leurs histoires, tantôt drôles, tantôt mordantes, éclairent les travers humains. Dans le cadre des Rendez-Vous aux Jardins 2026, redécouvrez les Fables de La Fontaine, entre sagesse et malice. Un moment de lecture vivant et intemporel, où enfants et adultes se retrouvent pour échanger et réfléchir ensemble.

  
  
  
• La poésie du sommeil "Tulog Na Tula"
  samedi 6 juin 2026 - 16:30 ⤏ 17:15
  

  Et si, le temps d’un après-midi, vous laissiez le monde ralentir…

  Nous vous invitons à venir partager une parenthèse musicale et sensorielle au cœur d’un espace naturel et sensible.

  Dans le cadre des Rendez-vous aux Jardins 2026, installez-vous simplement sur l’herbe, laissez la terre vous porter, le ciel vous envelopper.

  Les sons délicats d’une musique zen viendront bercer l’instant, comme une respiration douce entre veille et songe.

  
  
  

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