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The Botanical Garden of La Roche Fauconnière, also known as the Favier Garden, is a landscaped park located in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, in the Manche department. It occupies a rocky height overlooking the Divette valley, to the west of the former commune of Octeville, now integrated in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. This site offers a remarkable panorama of the surroundings, while hosting a plant diversity characteristic of 19th century botanical gardens.

The park was listed as historic monuments by order of 29 December 1978, thereby recognizing its heritage and landscape value. This protection applies specifically to the botanical garden itself, identified under Cadastre AO 4. The site is now managed by a state public institution, although its accessibility to the public (visits, rentals, accommodation) is not specified in the available sources.

The creation of this garden is part of the 19th century landscape park movement, a time when local elites and communities valued green spaces both for their aesthetic beauty and scientific usefulness. These gardens often served as places of study for botany, while providing walking and relaxing spaces for the inhabitants. In the Normandy region, marked by a horticultural tradition and a rich natural heritage, these spaces played an important social and cultural role.

Available sources, including Wikipedia and Monumentum, highlight the architectural and historical importance of the site, but do not provide details about its designers or potential sponsors. The approximate address of the garden, located rue de la Roche Qui Pend, indicates a precise location in the urban landscape of Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, although the cartographic accuracy is assessed as poor (level 5 of 10).

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