Presentation of the Garden
Located in the Vosges at 1,228 meters above the sea, on Route des Crêtes (Route of the Ridges), the Haut Chitelet High Altitude Garden cultivates 2,500 alpine plant species.
It offers a real-world tour of the most beautiful mountain ranges through its flora!
The site also includes a high-altitude beech forest and a natural peat bog.
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The Haut Chitelet Garden's missions are to
- preserve endangered plant species;
- educate the public about botany, plant-related sciences and the preservation of biodiversity;
- promote scientific and technical culture;
- make an inventory and provide knowledge of regional or world flora;
- help scientific research;
- preserve and enrich our heritage collection (books, herbaria);
- offer specialised training.
Certifications and labels
- has been certified as a JBF (Jardins Botaniques de France et des pays francophones). The charter of botanical gardens, as drafted by JBF, is in line with the spirit of the EU action plan for botanical gardens set out by the Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI);
- has been awarded the ‘Jardin remarquable’ label created by the Ministry of Culture and Communication in 2004;
- has been certified ‘Famille +’, a national label promoting sites with a comprehensive approach to welcoming families on holidays;
- has been certified as Refuge LPO (Ligue pour la Protection des Oiseaux) by the French League for Bird Protection.