Vézac, Dordogne
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Vézac is a commune
in the Dordogne
department in Aquitaine
in southwestern France
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Vézac includes the Gardens of Marqueyssac (fr. Jardins de Marqueyssac)—classified as a remarkable garden by the French Ministry of Culture—which was built in the 17th century by Bertrand Vernet, counselor to the king. The original garden was created by a pupil of André Le Nôtre
, and featured gardens, terraces, and a kitchen garden surrounding the chateau. A grand promenade one hundred meters long was added at the end of the 18th century. Beginning in 1866, the new owner, Julien de Cerval, who was inspired by Italian gardens, built rustic structures, redesigned the parterres, laid out five kilometres of walks, and planted pines and cypress trees.
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 Dordogne
Dordogne
Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it...
department in Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
in southwestern 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...
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Vézac includes the Gardens of Marqueyssac (fr. Jardins de Marqueyssac)—classified as a remarkable garden by the French Ministry of Culture—which was built in the 17th century by Bertrand Vernet, counselor to the king. The original garden was created by a pupil of André Le Nôtre
André Le Nôtre
André Le Nôtre was a French landscape architect and the principal gardener of King Louis XIV of France...
, and featured gardens, terraces, and a kitchen garden surrounding the chateau. A grand promenade one hundred meters long was added at the end of the 18th century. Beginning in 1866, the new owner, Julien de Cerval, who was inspired by Italian gardens, built rustic structures, redesigned the parterres, laid out five kilometres of walks, and planted pines and cypress trees.