Gilles Clément
Illustration — Gilles Clément (2015). • Illustration — Gilles Clément at a conference at the National School of Architecture and Landscaping of Lille. Gilles Clément (ʒil klemɑ̃; born in Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, France in 1943), is a French gardener, garden designer, botanist, entomologist and writer.
Also recorded as Gilles Clement
Gilles Clément

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- Born
- 1943 · Argenton-sur-Creuse.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- writer · entomologist · landscape architect · gardener · agricultural engineer · botanist · novelist · essayist
- Fields
- landscape architecture · botany
- Known for
- Parc André Citroën · Parc Matisse · Jardins de Valloires · Domaine du Rayol
- Honours
- Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres · Grand Landscape Award
- Languages
- French
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Illustration — Gilles Clément (2015). • Illustration — Gilles Clément at a conference at the National School of Architecture and Landscaping of Lille. Gilles Clément (ʒil klemɑ̃; born in Argenton-sur-Creuse, Indre, France in 1943), is a French gardener, garden designer, botanist, entomologist and writer.
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Biography
Biography
The recorded working language is French. The field of work recorded is landscape architecture and botany. Employment is recorded with Higher National School of Landscape. Works named in the authority record are Parc André Citroën, Parc Matisse, Jardins de Valloires and Domaine du Rayol. Distinctions recorded are Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres and Grand Landscape Award.
He is the author of several concepts in the framework of landscaping of the end of the twentieth century or the beginning of the twenty-first century, including in particular, 'moving garden' (jardin en mouvement), 'planetary garden' (jardin planétaire) and 'third landscape' (tiers paysage). He has gained attention for his design of public parks in France, such as Parc André-Citroën. In 1998, he was the recipient of France's National Landscape Prize. Since 1977 he has developed his own "moving garden" (le jardin en mouvement) at La Vallée, Creuse. Clément designed the exhibition Environment: Approaches for Tomorrow at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in 2006.
Main achievements
Main achievements
• André-Citroën Park in Paris, with Allain Provost and Patrick Berger • Jardins de l'Arche in Paris la Défense, • Parc Henri Matisse in Euralille with Éric Berlin and Sylvain Flipo • Valloires Garden in Argoules • Garden of the Château de Blois • Garden of the domaine du Rayol • Garden of the Quai Branly museum in Paris, with Jean Nouvel • Garden of the École normale supérieure de Lyon • Garden of the Château de Châtenay-en-France • Garden of the Château de Beauregard, Loire Valley

Gilles Clément, en 2015.
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Life and career
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Life and career
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1943
Gilles Clément born at Argenton-sur-Creuse.
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Gilles Clément - Création artistique [2011-2012] is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
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- 1.Gilles Clément. Domaine du Rayol.
- 2.Hervé Brunon et Monique Mosser, Le Jardin contemporain. Renouveau, expériences et enjeux, Paris, Nouvelle éditions Scala, 2011, et .
- 3.Numérique culturel. Culture Nouvelle Aquitaine.
- 4.https://www.valleedespeintres.com/videos
- 5.Arboretum de la Sédelle Un camaïeu de couleurs en perpétuel mouvement. arboretumsedelle.com.
- 6.Jardins Clos du Préfons. Un jardin "en mouvement".
- 7.Gilles Clément - Création artistique Collège de France. college-de-france.fr via Internet Archive. 2022-04-11.
- 8.2017. bibliotecasalaborsa.it via Internet Archive. Biblioteca Salaborsa Ragazzi. 2017-04-08.
- 9.Génie naturel ! Génie humain ?. 2018.
- 10.École nationale supérieure d'architecture de Versailles. www.versailles.archi.fr.
- 11.Gilles Clément, Le jardin en mouvement. 2018-05-30. 2025-12-25. Capuseen. 1:2.
- 12.Le jardin planétaire. France Culture. 2023-04-09.
- 13.http://www.biodiversiteetbati.fr/Files/Other/DocComplGTBPU/F05-ManifesteTiersPaysage-GClement.pdf.
- 14.« Gilles Clément annule tous ses contrats avec l'État », article de Libération.
- 15.Liste Europe Écologie aux élections régionales 2010 en Limousin.
- 16.Gilles Clément. Élections présidentielles 2017. gillesclement.com via Internet Archive.
- 17.Julien Bigay. Une nouvelle licence professionnelle au centre de formation des Vaseix. lepopulaire.fr. 24 octobre 2017.
- 18.Nomination ou promotion dans l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres juillet 2004. culture.gouv.fr via Internet Archive.
- 19.Jardins - L'abbaye de Noirlac, à Bruère-Allichamps, s'apprête à changer de visage. leberry.fr. 2020-01-25.
- 20.Quand la Manche raconte l'histoire de France. Les éditions du Cotentin. 2017. 979-10-90687-15-8.
- 21.Ville de Paris. BIENTÔT, UN JARDIN MÉMORIEL EN HOMMAGE AUX VICTIMES DES ATTENTATS DU 13 NOVEMBRE 2015. documentation, journal. 2022. chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://cdn.paris.fr/paris/2024/08/13/lar-rv-place-saint-gervais-sept24-v2-8Bhi.pdf. libre.
- 22.Mickaël Duché. Attentats du 13 novembre. "Un lieu agréable et symbolique", le jardin mémoriel des victimes raconté par Gilles Clément. france3-regions.franceinfo.fr. 13 novembre 2025.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Être jardinier, texte des amis de Gilles Clément, photographies de Yann Monel, croquis de Claude Pasquer, Garden Lab,
- Je chemine avec. Gilles Clément. Seuil. 2020. 9782021443202.
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