École Du Breuil
| École Du Breuil | |
|---|---|
| type of school | professional school |
| founding | 1867 |
| address |
Route de La Ferme |
| place | Paris |
| Department | Paris |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 49 '24 " N , 2 ° 27' 37" E |
| Website | www.ecoledubreuil.fr |
The École Du Breuil , or École d'Horticulture et d'Aménagement Paysager de la Ville de Paris (German School for Horticulture and Landscaping of the City of Paris) is a horticultural school of the city of Paris founded in 1867 on the initiative of Prefect Haussmann . The aim was to train gardeners for the greening of Paris planned as part of the urban redevelopment . The educational institution accepts secondary school students to prepare for various exams ( BEPA , Bac professionnel ), prepares high school graduates for the BTS aménagement paysager exam and offers gardening courses for private individuals. It has an extensive library with works on the subject of horticulture.
The school, which was initially called École municipale d'arboriculture de Saint-Mandé, or École de Saint-Mandé for short , because of its location in the neighboring parish of Saint-Mandé in Paris, had to use part of its site at Porte Daumesnil in 1931 to build the Musée des Colonies (later Musée océanographique or Musée de l'art africain et de l'Océanie ). In 1936 it was moved to the south-eastern part of the Bois de Vincennes on the site of the former pheasant farm or Ferme de la Faisanderie from the time of Napoléon III. relocated where it is still today. The school took the name of its co-founder and first director Alphonse Du Breuil on this occasion .
The Arboretum de l'École Du Breuil ⊙ is known for the large collection of conifers from all continents. It includes about 2000 specimens of 800 different species.
The school is part of the Botanical Garden of the City of Paris .
