Castle Park

The Park of the Palace, in Compiègne

The Park of the Palace of Compiègne is a magnificent French formal garden that extends the imperial palace. The Compiègne audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this vast green space, open onto the forest, and its fine perspective towards the Beaux-Monts.

The French formal gardens of the imperial palace

In front of the façade of the palace extends the great park, composed of fine French formal gardens. The project to design these gardens was launched from 1752, but it is above all under Napoleon I that they took their current form, the Emperor wishing to link harmoniously the palace to the neighbouring forest. The park stands out by its famous perspective: a long and majestic straight avenue, the allée des Beaux-Monts, springs from the palace and runs straight through the forest of Compiègne, over several kilometres, up to a wooded hill. This monumental opening, in the great tradition of royal gardens, offers a striking panorama. Near the palace, the flowerbeds, the lawns, the groves and the paths invite to the promenade, in an elegant and soothing setting. The park makes the transition between the splendour of the palace and the nature of the state forest. A green setting of the imperial palace, the Park of the Palace is a fine stop of the discovery of Compiègne.

What to see

Here you stroll in the fine French formal gardens that extend the palace, designed from 1752 and arranged under Napoleon I, with their flowerbeds, lawns and groves, and above all the famous perspective of the allée des Beaux-Monts, a long straight opening that runs through the forest over several kilometres up to a wooded hill. The Park of the Palace is the green setting of the imperial palace. It is a stop to be discovered, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Park of the Palace lies at the rear of the palace, in the heart of Compiègne, reachable on foot. It is an open-air public park, generally freely accessible according to its hours. The promenade is pleasant in all seasons, particularly along the allée des Beaux-Monts.

What is particular about the Park of the Palace of Compiègne?

Its famous perspective: the allée des Beaux-Monts, a long and majestic straight opening that springs from the palace and runs straight through the forest over several kilometres; these French formal gardens, designed from 1752, took their form under Napoleon I.

Where is the Park of the Palace of Compiègne?

At the rear of the palace, in the heart of Compiègne, in the Oise, in France.