- Nice has been awarded the gold medal at the Entente Florale Europe 2025. The ceremony took place on September 27 in Velenje, Slovenia.
- The jury presented a special award to the Promenade du Paillon for its contribution to urban revitalization. It also praised the “façade-to-façade” approach, which fosters cohesion between historic and contemporary districts.
- Nantes also represented France and received the silver medal. The 2025 edition brought together cities from 11 European countries.
- This European gold medal adds to a series of regular national distinctions. Nice was recognized for its botanical collections, tree-covered areas, and landscape design.
On Saturday, September 27, 2025, in Velenje, Slovenia, the City of Nice received the gold medal at the Entente Florale Europe competition, which highlights policies of urban greening and renaturation. The jury also awarded a special prize to the Promenade du Paillon (phases 1 and 2) for its role in revitalization, as well as to the “façade-to-façade” approach that strengthens urban cohesion between the city’s historic and contemporary neighborhoods.
Meanwhile, Nantes, the other French city competing in this edition, earned the silver medal.
Founded in 1975, this international horticultural competition now includes 11 European countries. Entente Florale Europe showcases towns and villages for the excellence of their floral displays, while taking into account broader aspects such as environmental quality, sustainable development and climate change mitigation, landscape richness and management, tourism enhancement through planting, and community involvement.
In recent years, the City of Nice has received numerous national awards:
• 2014 – “Grand Jury Prize of the Landscape Victories” for the Promenade du Paillon.
• 2015 – “Silver Trophy for Quality of Life,” awarded by FimbACTE in the category of Urban and Landscape Development for the Promenade du Paillon.
• 2020 – “Labeled Collection, Conservatory of Specialized Plant Collections” (CCVS). Three collections were certified: sages, agaves, and Callitris (Australian cypress). Renewal of the national label for the sage collection at the Botanical Garden and Phoenix Park (2020) and for the Callitris collection at the Botanical Garden (2022).
• 2023 – “National Tree Award,” in its first participation, granted by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom (CNVVF). It rewarded the city’s ambitious “one tree per resident” policy, its green corridors, and the extension of the Promenade du Paillon (Phase 2).
• 2023 – Renewal of the “4 flowers” label, the highest national distinction awarded by CNVVF, which Nice has held since 1975.
• 2025 – “Remarkable Garden” label for Villa Massena, which signals to the public gardens of exceptional design, planting, and maintenance.
Source: Ville de Nice
