Louise Courteix Adanson
Louise Courteix Adanson (born 1950) is the owner and director of France's oldest private botanical park and national historical monument, Arboretum de Balaine in Villeneuve-sur-Allier. She is a direct descendant of the park's creator Aglaé Adanson. The English-style park was created in 1805 and has been managed and maintained by seven generations of Aglaé's descendants. It is the largest privately owned park in France and is known for its several unique species.