Tilloy-lès-Conty
Encyclopedia
Tilloy-lès-Conty is a commune
in the Somme
department in Picardie
in northern France
.
, on the D8e road
of the Croy
family, restored as a country house at the end of the 17th century. It consists of a garden and a 9 hectare park, with a little English garden filled with 165 varieties of roses.
2500 varieties of shrubs and perennials are on show with collections of delphinium, iris, poppies, magnolia, hydrangea and Japanese maples.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Somme
Somme
Somme is a department of France, located in the north of the country and named after the Somme river. It is part of the Picardy region of France....
department in Picardie
Picardie
Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...
in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Geography
The commune is situated 10 miles (16 km) south southwest of AmiensAmiens
Amiens is a city and commune in northern France, north of Paris and south-west of Lille. It is the capital of the Somme department in Picardy...
, on the D8e road
Population
Château de Tilloy-lès-Conty
This is the ancient fief of the seigneursLord
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of the Croy
Croy
Croy may refer to:*Croy, Switzerland, a municipality in the canton of Vaud*One of several communities in Scotland, including:**Croy, Highland**Croy, North Lanarkshire*The House of Croÿ, an ancient and wealthy family originating in Belgium...
family, restored as a country house at the end of the 17th century. It consists of a garden and a 9 hectare park, with a little English garden filled with 165 varieties of roses.
The gardens of the Pic-Vert
A 6000 square metre garden built by Michel Driencourt around a large 19th century Picardie farm, in four sections:- A shady garden with old Japanese cherry trees,
- An inner courtyard,
- An old orchard and vegetable garden,
- A conservatory of ancient varieties
2500 varieties of shrubs and perennials are on show with collections of delphinium, iris, poppies, magnolia, hydrangea and Japanese maples.