Doué-la-Fontaine:
Doué-la-Fontaine is located in Anjou, between Saumur and Angers.
Doué-la-Fontaine, growing roses...
It is Edmée Crespin-Chatenay (grandson of the gardener of Louis XIV) who launches the cultivation of the rose in Doué in the eighteenth century. Thanks to the well-known mildness of the climate and the richness of the soil, this culture has grown considerably. More than 45% of the national production comes from Douessin, which makes this region the first center in Europe with more than 7 million roses per year.
The other particularity of this city is its famous troglodyte heritage.
