Essonne’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 16

beautiful natural monuments in Essonne. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: October 1, 2025

The La Troche Sandstone Quarry

The Troche quarry is today located in the very heart of the Eugène Chanlon Municipal Park, in Orsay-Palaiseau, in the Lozère (Palaiseau) district.

This is an old sandstone quarry, traces …

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Allée des séquoias du parc de Villeroy

Very pretty path lined with giant sequoias.

A little history: the Mennecy sequoia avenue was planted in Villeroy park in 1887 at the request of the Darblay family, owner of …

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The Cyclop

The cyclops visit is not free, 12 euros entry but it lasts 45 minutes and is very interesting. Limit of 25 people at a time. Please note that photos inside …

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The Oak of Petit Launay

The “Petit Launay” oak (the aulnoye), remarkable for its size and the distribution of its branches, seems to date back to the 15th century.

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Mare du Rut

Remarkable elements of our landscapes, ponds form places of life appreciated by a great diversity of species, both plant and animal. However, they are becoming scarce, particularly in Île-de-France. The …

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Chêne d'Antin

Beautiful tree thundered at the edge of the forest

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Tree Sculptures of the Parc naturel régional du Gâtinais français

Here are tree sculptures for an artistic moment in the middle of your running/trail/cross outing.

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Preserved Sand Quarry

Here we find a vast sand pit in the middle of the trees. The preserved setting is quite exotic. It's hard to believe that we are a few kilometers from …

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Platière de Coquibus

One of the largest plateaus in the Paris region, remarkable for its vast non-treed expanse where heather dominates. This space is protected as a managed biological reserve, let's make sure to stay on the existing paths.

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Le grand arbre de Senart

A big and beautiful majestic tree!

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The Top 16 Natural Monuments in Essonne

The La Troche Sandstone Quarry

Allée des séquoias du parc de Villeroy

The Cyclop

The Oak of Petit Launay

Mare du Rut

Chêne d'Antin

Tree Sculptures of the Parc naturel régional du Gâtinais français

Preserved Sand Quarry

Platière de Coquibus

Le grand arbre de Senart

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