Yvelines
Arrondissement of Versailles
Versailles

Potager du roi

The Potager du roi, near the , produced fresh vegetables and fruits for the table of the court of Louis XIV. It was created between 1678 and 1683 by Jean-Baptiste de La Quintinie, the director of the royal fruit and vegetable gardens.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Garden
  • Description: garden in Versailles
  • Also known as: “Le Potager du Roi” and “Potager du roi, Versailles”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Versailles Cathedral and Parc Balbi.

Church
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is a Roman Catholic church located in Versailles, . It is a national monument. It is the seat of the Bishop of Versailles, created as a constitutional bishopric in 1790 and confirmed by the Concordat of 1801. is situated 240 metres east of Potager du roi.

Park
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is a park, which is situated 160 metres southwest of Potager du roi.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 400 metres northeast of Potager du roi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Satory and Montreuil (Versailles).

Suburb
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is an area south of Versailles in . It is mostly known for its military camp, housing: The area hosted some of the shooting events for the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Locality
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The is a rustic retreat in the park of the Château de Versailles built for Marie Antoinette in 1783 near the in , France.

Potager du roi

Latitude
48.79789° or 48° 47′ 52″ north
Longitude
2.12109° or 2° 7′ 16″ east
Open location code
8FW4Q4XC+5C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 13748030
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­garden
Wiki­data ID
Q3399930
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“Potager du roi” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Potager du roi”
  • Esperanto: “La Legomĝardeno de la Reĝo”
  • Esperanto: “Legomĝardeno de la Reĝo”
  • Esperanto: “Potager du Roi”
  • Estonian: “Kuninga köögiviljaaed”
  • French: “potager du roi”
  • French: “Potager du Roi”
  • German: “Gemüsegarten des Königs”
  • German: “Potager du roi”
  • Japanese: “ポタジェ・デュ・ロワ”
  • Japanese: “ポタジェ・ドゥ・ロア”
  • Japanese: “王の菜園”
  • Russian: “Огород короля”
  • Spanish: “Huerto del rey”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Le Grand Carré and La Rocaille.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Bassin du Potager du Roi and Jardin Legendre.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Potager du roi”. Photo: Yann, CC BY-SA 3.0.