6,2
million visitors in 2022
This is the highest attendance in the Garden's history. By way of comparison, attendance in 2021 was just over 5 million.
To better understand its success, discover the history of the Luxembourg Garden.
1st
as one of Europe's most beautiful gardens
In 2022, the Luxembourg Garden was voted Europe's most beautiful garden by internet users, and is also ranked third in the world.
25,72
hectares
That's the size of the Luxembourg Garden. In detail, it covers 21.75 hectares open to the public and 1.18 hectares for the Luxembourg Palace alone.
The Luxembourg Garden is made up of French-style gardens (symmetry and perspective) and English-style gardens (impression of wilderness).
102
statues
The Luxembourg Garden is home to a unique series of statues of French queens and illustrious women. Anne of Brittany, Queen Margot, Sainte Geneviève, Marie Stuart and many more can be seen here.
There is also the famous Médicis fountain, commissioned by Queen Marie de Médicis, widow of King Henri IV of France, and whose full-length statue can also be seen in the Garden.
4 517
Senate and Luxembourg seats
Previously subject to a charge, the seats have been free to use since 1974. The Luxembourg Garden also has benches offering the equivalent of 3,500 seats.
6
tennis courts
The Luxembourg Garden is also an ideal place for physical activities such as tennis. As well as running paths, the Luxembourg Garden has two boules courts, a croquet lawn, a Longue Paume court, etc.
The Garden is also equipped with sanitary facilities, sandboxes and even swings, making the park a real place to live.
1 Ranking by the English-language website HouseFresh, based on an aggregation of several thousand reviews posted on the TripAdvisor website.