Tropical Agronomy Garden, Paris

The Tropical Agronomy Garden (jardin d'agronomie tropicale René-Dumont) is a green space at the far eastern side of the bois de Vincennes in Paris on the edge of Nogent-sur-Marne, almost at the easternmost part of Paris. It stands on the site of a colonial trial garden created at the end of the 19th century to increase agricultural production in the French colonies. The only entrance is on its south-east edge on avenue de la Belle-Gabrielle. The nearest RER station is Nogent-sur-Marne (line A), 400 metres to the northeast, whilst the nearest metro station is Château de Vincennes (line 1), 2.5 km to the north-west.

It is about 6.5 hectares in size, of which 4.5 hectares are open to the public. Until 1995 the remaining two hectares in the west of the Garden house the Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), which specialises in agronomical research applied to hot regions of the world. CIRAD's well-preserved buildings are used for teaching and research and those two hectares also house several research laboratories run by CIRED (Centre international de recherche sur l'environnement et le développement), CEDIMES and IEDES.

It is one of the largest green spaces in the 12th arrondissement of Paris after the bois de Vincennes itself, the parc de Bercy and the Coulée verte René-Dumont. It is marked by its natural vegetation, with only the walks and buildings clear. The vegetation is essentially native to the Île-de-France, with only some tropical species surviving (bamboo, rubber trees and persimmon). It is flat and in the north of the park an artificial stream runs north from a small artificial pond.

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