The World’s 100 Best Parks · 2026
The Best Parks in France
8 of the 100 parks in The World’s 100 Best Parks 2026 are in France. The highest placed is Gardens of Versailles in Versailles, at number 8 in the world. Parc des Buttes-Chaumont in Paris (number 14) and Gardens of Villandry in Villandry (number 18) follow.
Formal gardens and city parks
The Gardens of Versailles and the Parc de Sceaux are both by Le Nôtre; Sceaux is free, Versailles charges for the garden on most days. The Gardens of Villandry in the Loire Valley are laid out in geometric beds and include decorative vegetable gardens. In Paris, the Jardin du Luxembourg is a formal garden in front of the Luxembourg Palace and the Parc des Buttes-Chaumont a hilly park on a former quarry. Parc de la Tête d'Or in Lyon, Parc du Thabor in Rennes and Parc de l'Orangerie in Strasbourg are free city parks.
Parks
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N° 8
Gardens of Versailles
Versailles
Palace park
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N° 14
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont
Paris
City park -
N° 18
Gardens of Villandry
Villandry
Palace park -
N° 25
Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris
City park -
N° 38
Parc de la Tête d'Or
Lyon
City park -
N° 44
Parc du Thabor
Rennes
City park -
N° 81
Parc de l'Orangerie
Strasbourg
City park -
N° 93
Parc de Sceaux
Sceaux
Palace park
Best by region
- The NordicsFrogner ParkOslo, NorwayN° 23
- EuropeKrasnodar ParkKrasnodar, RussiaN° 1
- AsiaLumphini ParkBangkok, ThailandN° 32
- The Middle EastAl-Azhar ParkCairo, EgyptN° 48
- North AmericaGolden Gate ParkSan Francisco, United StatesN° 3
- Latin AmericaParque IbirapueraSão Paulo, BrazilN° 41
- OceaniaPukekura ParkNew Plymouth, New ZealandN° 62