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Château d'O
This château was built between 1743 and 1750 by the Montpellier architect Charles Gabriel Le Blanc.
If the house that bears the name of château is not of great architectural interest (it comes down to a vast rectangular building), the same is not true of its gardens, ordered "in the French manner", but laid out "in the Italian manner", thanks to the improvements undertaken by the intendant de Saint-Priest.
The garden's design is attributed to Jean-Antoine Giral. Beyond the sculptures framing the large polygonal basin, the site's interest lies in the presentation of Mediterranean plant species. Umbrella pines, crape myrtle, laurel wood and hackberry form a frame for the display of French-style flower beds that surround the basin.
