List of Sully's Trees by French Departements

* indicates there is a photo in the photo gallery or on another page

  AIN

*Cormoranche-en-Bugey Le Tilleul de Sully.  Notice in town confirms its status.

 *Innimont Le Tilleul de Sully.  A plaque is nailed to the tree.  

Journans Le Tilleul de Sully, split and held together with metal.  

 Massieux L’eglise et Tilleul de Sully.  Photo on cyclist website and modern postcard.  

*Ordonnaz Tilleul de Sully.  Decrepit sign nailed to tree.  

Perouges On an old postcard.  Almost certainly dead and replaced by a Tree of Liberty.  

 *Songieu Le Tilleul de Sully.  Plaque nailed to tree.  

Villes Le Sully.  Sixteenth century.  

AISNE
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Barzy-sur-Marne    Old postcard of a magnificent tilleul.

La Capelle Oak tree planted in 1594.  

 Ciry-Salsogne Le Tilleul de Sully.  Planted 1636?  Hollow, considered dangerous and cut down in 1990.  

Jumigny  Tilleul by the church.  Planted by Sully. (from an article)

Ostel pres Vailly Le Tilleul de Sully.  Planted 1636 or 1616. 
 
 Romeny L’Orme de Sully.

ALLIER 

 Le-Bois-Randenez L'Ormeau de Sully.  

Gannay Arbre de Sully.  An oak tree of which only the stump remains, protected by a tiled roof. This was destroyed by a lorry but the remains have been restored.

ARDECHE

Ailhon  Un Orme dit le Sully.  Dead in 1989.

Chalencon  Un Ormeau died in 1964

 *Eclassan L’Ormeau de Sully.  Dead but a photo of it hangs in the Mairie

 *Etables Le Tilleul de Sully.  Handsome plaque.

Gluiras  Un Orme  Damaged in 1944 and died in 1995.

 Viviers Le vieil Ormeau de Sully.

​Mesnil Saint Loup

 ARDENNES

 Brieulles-sur-Bar Le Tilleul de Sully.

 AUBE

 *Mesnil-St-Loup Le Tilleul de Sully.

 *Spoy Le Tilleul dit le Sully.  “Son majesteux tilleul plante sous Sully.”

 AUDE

 Talairan L’Ormeau de Sully.

 Villemagne L'Ormeau de Sully.

 *Villesequelande L’Orme de Sully.  This is a magnificent tree supported by three metal props.  Plaque.

 AVEYRON

 Arques Le Tilleul de Sully.

Nant  Alles de Sully, Les ormeaux.  Old postcard

 *Nigresserre Le Tilleul de Sully

 Saint-Martin-de-Cormieres Le Tilleul de Sully.

 CANTAL

Aurillac  Arbre de Croumaly.  Picture of old Sully tree on a postcard.  We found no tree but we did find Rue de L'arbre de Croumaly.  There was a park area on a hill just nearby where we think there had been a Sully tree. It was 30 degrees and we just couldn't manage a full search of the hill!

 *Raulhac  By the church.  the Notice by it says 'Tilleul Sully'.

 *Saint-Simon  Le Tilleul de Sully.

 CHARENTE

* Esse Le Tilleul de Sully  (see more about this on a separate page)

CHARENTE-MARITIME

St-Augustin  Orme de Sully, probably dead.

 CORREZE

 *Menoire, small village near Albussac. The Sully tree has died but a replacement has been planted in its place.

Bassignac-Haute  Old photo of tilleul.

 *Bonnefond Le Tilleul de Sully.

Courteix  Chene de Sully.  Old postcard

 Egletons Les Tilleuls de Sully.  There is an old postcard with picture of named tree - maybe a survivor of an avenue of trees planted by Sully. However there is a Chene de Sully at

*Moustier Ventador, hameau de Sounit.   This is near Egletons.  Chene de Sully.

​Favars  Orme by the Chateau- probably dead.  Old postcard.

 Masseret Le Tilleul de Sully.  Found no sign of it.  Dead?  

*Maussac-Bourg Le Tilleul de Sully.  

*Montgibaud Le Tilleul de Sully, damaged in a storm, 1999 but alive and with plaque.  

*Murat (Gourdon-Murat)  Chene de Sully.  This is on the side of a road just outside Murat on the road between  Gourdon and Murat.  It's a very large oak tree.

*Rilhac-Treignac Le Tilleul de Sully.  Two old lime trees by church with blank plaque.  Maybe.  

*St Augustin L'orme de Sully.  Two elms but didn't appear to be very old.  Maybe planted in place of originals.

*Saint-Hilaire-Luc Le Tilleul de Sully.  

*Tarnac Chene de Sully.  One of 2 oak trees planted near the church.   The other is a tree of liberty.

*Vitrac-sur-Montane Le Tilleul de Sully.  Enormous old lime tree by church and illuminated at night but no plaque.  

COTE D’OR

 Aubigny-en-Plaine  Le Tilleul de Sully.  

*Bouix  A tilleul known as “Le Sully”.

 *Chambolle-Mussigny Le Tilleul de Sully.  In good condition.  

*Chaugey Le Tilleul de Sully.  

*Collonges-les-Bevy (hameau) Le Tilleul de Sully.  

*Epagny Le Tilleul de Sully.  

Grancey le Chateau Le Tilleul de Sully  

Licey-sur-Vingeanne Elm tree planted by Sully to celebrate victory of Henri 1V over Spain in 1595.  Later replaced by tilleul.  

*Magny-les-Aubigny Le Tilleul de Sully.  

*Planay Le Tilleul de Sully.  Badly damaged in a storm but still alive.

Salives  Le Tilleul de Sully pictured on an old postcard next to a monument.

*Villers Rotin Le Tilleul Historique de Sully sous lequel Napoleon venait se reposer et boire son lait.  

*Veilly Le Tilleul de Sully.  

CREUSE

 *Arenes-Sazeirat Chene de Sully.  

Champagnat-le-Bourg  Le tilleul de Sully.

Donzeil Le Tilleul de Sully.  Cut down 1963.  Sold for firewood.  

Gouzon  Tilleul de Sully but cut down and only the stump remains.  

*Janaillat  Tilleul hollow but in good condition.  

*La Chapelle St Martial  Tilleul trunk seemed dead but has sprouted again.  

*Les Monts, Vigeville Le Tilleul de Sully.  

*Maisonnisses  Tilleul on a roundabout.  

*Montgermain (near Durazat) Le Tilleul de Sully.  

*Mortroux Le Tilleul de Sully.  

Naillat  Le tilleul de Sully on an old postcard, next to the church

*Nouaillaguet  Magnificent Tilleul on edge of hamlet.  

DEUX-SEVRES

 *Montalembert L'eglise et l'arbre plante par Sully sous Henri 1V.  

DORDOGNE

Angoisse  Place du tilleul de Sully

DROME

 Hauterives Cedar planted during the time of Henri 1V.  

St Andeol-de-Claveyson  Tilleul de Sully.  

*Saint-Martin-en-Vercors Le Tilleul de Sully, planted to celebrate industrial success of the village.  

ESSONNE

Lardy    'Un gros orme dit Sully situe sur la place de l'église.'  On one website it is listed in a collection of trees have have been classified Monuments.  Not certain it is still there.

Villeneuve-sur-Auvers  La Place de L'Orme.  Elm tree pictured on an old postcard

GIRONDE

Arveyres  Les Ormes de Sully on a postcard.

HAUTE-GARONNE

 LaGrace-Dieu L'Ormeau de Sully.  

Villematier L'Arbre de Sully.  

HAUTE-LOIRE

Craponne-sur-Arzon Trees planted by Sully in the Place du Marchedial (this area has since been replanted).  

*La Chaise-Dieu Chapelle Notre-Dame des Voyageurs, arbre remontant de Sully.  

La Voute sur Loire  Le tilleul pictured on an old postcard by the church

*Monlet Le Tilleul de Sully.    

HAUTE-MARNE

Bourg ' Le Sully a L'entree du village de Langres'.  Old postcard.

 Vaux-sous-Aubigny  Le Tilleul. Planted by Sully to commemorate the Edict of Nantes.

Poinson-les-Grancy  Le Tilleul de Sully on a postcard.

Rouvres-sur-Aube  Le Sully on a postcard


HAUTE-SAVOIE

 Douvaine Le Tilleul d’Henri 1V, planted by Sully.  

Feternes Le Tilleul de Sully in hameau, Chateauvieux.  

Trossy (hameau) Le Tilleul de Sully.  

HAUTE-VIENNE

* Bersac-sur-Rivalier Le Tilleul d’Henri 1V, planted by Sully.  

Biennac Le Tilleul de Sully.  

Linards Le Tilleul de Sully to symbolise peace.  Cut down a few years ago and its only memorial is a poem by Marthe Issoire.  

HAUTES-ALPES

*Saint-Maurice-en-Valgaudemar Tilleul planted to celebrate the promulgation of the Edict of Nantes.  

 HERAULT

 Poilhes Elm tree planted by Sully in 1608, looks dead and is filled with concrete and is propped up,  and with a plaque.  

INDRE

Coings  Orme dit de Sully on a postcard.

Liniez  Orme de Sully on a postcard

​Rouvres-les-Bois  Postcard of Orme by the church

INDRE-ET-LOIR

Vernou-sur-Brenne L’Orme de Sully.  Dead but an old postcard shows it.  

Vouvray Eglise et l'Orme de Sully.  

ISERE
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Balbins.  Le Tilleul de Sully pictured on an old post card near la vieille chapelle.  Probably dead.

Les Avenieres  Postcard of le Place et le Sully

Chozeau  Tilleul de Sully

Cognin-les-Gorges Le Tilleul de Sully.  

Serre Le Tilleul de Sully in hamlet near Chamagnieu.  

Notre-Dame-de-Commiers Le Tilleul de Sully.  

Optevoz Le Tilleul de Sully.  

Panossas   Le Tilleul de Sully

Réaumont  Le Tilleul de Sully  

*St-Aupré-Age  Le Tilleul de Sully planted to mark the passage of Henri 1V.  

Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux Le Tilleul de Sully, now probably deceased.  

Saint-Nizier-d’Uriage Le Tilleul de Sully.  

JURA

*Beaufort Le tilleul plante sous Henri 1V.  Plaque says planted in 1585.  I suspect that should be 1595.  

*Chateau-Chalon  Tilleul marked as “Le Sully” on eighteenth century plan.  

LOIRE

 *Burdignes Le Tilleul de Sully.    The tree was badly damaged in a severe winter and after that it died and collapsed.  A new beech tree has been planted to replace it, in front of the Marie.

*Cervières  Tilleul de Sully

​Moingt  Postcard of Chateau and gros Sully

*St Priest-la-Prugne  Le Tilleul de Sully.  Sully had ordered the planting of an elm but they planted a lime tree instead.  The tree stands at a busy crossroads.  It was heavily pruned when we saw it in 2016.  There were worries that it was a danger to traffic.

​* Laurent (near St Priest-la-Prune)  An enormous lime tree stands at the edge of a small copse in this hamlet but there is no evidence it is a Sully.  A local man thought it was a possibility.

*St Victor-sur-Rhins  “Le Sully”.  Only a twisted trunk, with some shoots sprouting from it, remain of this tree but it has been carefully looked after. Its position is marked on the village map.

LOIRET

Amilly Tilleul planted by Sully after Henri’s visit to see canal being constructed.  

LOT

Masclat Le Tilleul, said to have been planted during the reign of Henri 1V.  

*Saint-Cirgues Le Tilleul de Sully in hameau, Paramelle, magnificent and with a plaque.  

LOT-ET-GARONNE

Nerac Two elms planted during the reign of Henri 1V.  

LOZERE

Meyrueis L’Arbre de Sully.  

*Prevencheres Le Tilleul de Sully. Struck by lightning several times.  Plaque. 

MAINE-ET-LOIRE

*Les Gardes Elm planted by Sully.  The original tree has been replaced by another Elm.There is an old photograph of the original elm on the wall of the house behind the tree.  This house used to be called "Auberge de Sully".

MARNE

Cernay-en-Dormois L’Arbre de Rosny.  

MEURTHE-ET-MOSELLE

Chaudeney-sur-Moselle Le Marronnier de Sully.  

MEUSE

​Woël en Woevre  L'orme de Sully pictured in a painting by A Renaudin Salon 1910

Villers-sur-Meuse.  Les deux tilleuls de Sully.  At the entrance to the village.  Recently pruned (2017) to try to save them from strong winds.

NIEVRE

*Bona Le Tilleul de Sully.  Plaque.  

*Jailly Le Tilleul de Sully.  

*La Grande Brosse, Donzy Un tilleul - Sully ordonnait que l’on plante.  

*Ste Colombe des Bois Le Tilleul de Sully.  

Commune de Gacogne.  'Vieux Sully et la place qui l'entoure.' Old postcard shows the tree but not certain it is still there.

OISE

Boulogne-la-Grasse A carte postale show a picture of the tree with the following title ' Tilleul planted by Sully, sur l'ordre de Henri1V pour feter la liberation du Territoire de la Picardie en 1598'

ORNE

Nonant le Pin  L'Orme plante par Sully dans Place de l'Eglise.  Old postcard


PARIS

National Institute for deaf children L’Arbre de Sully, an elm, cut down in 1903.  

PUY-DE-DOME

Aubusson-d'Auvergne Le Tilleul de Sully.  

Chanat-la-Mouteyre  Tilleul planted in the time of Sully as a place where the inhabitants could meet in the shade of the tree.

La Chaulme  No trace left.  

*Chanteloup, Charbonnieres-les- Vieilles L’Arbre de Sully.  (Tilleul)

*Chapdes-Beaufort Le Tilleul de Sully.  Cut down 2013.  

*Egliseneuve-des-Liards  Tilleul de Sully on the edge of a wood outside the village.  We were not sure this was a true Sully tree because of its position far away from the village.  We found it with the help from a man who appeared outside an auberge on the road out of the village.  Les Liards refers to a hilly area on the edge of Egliseneuve.

*Notre Dame Espinasse  

*Herment Le Tilleul de Sully.  Planted to celebrate the birth of Louis X111.  

*Olby Le Tilleul de Sully.  

Pulvérières  Le Tilleul de Sully in front of the church

*Saillant Le Tilleul de Sully.  

St Étienne des Champs      'Situé à 1 km du Bourg, ce gros tilleul, dit arbre « de Chabreteix » remonterait à l’époque de SULLY (1560-1641), il fut planté sur ordre du Roi Henri IV à l’occasion de la naissance de son fils (il souhaitait ainsi faire appliquer ses recommandations pour le reboisement des forêts qui étaient trop exploitées selon le Roi). Les Tilleuls de SULLY furent plantés à des lieux stratégiques, celui de Saint-Etienne est situé au point culminant de la commune, à un carrefour de cinq chemins.'

*St Maigner  Le tilleul de Sully

*St Romain Le Tilleul de Sully.  

St Sauves d’Auvergne Le Tilleul de Sully.  In 2018 we failed to find this tree.  We suspect it has gone in the new development of the town.

St Sauveur la Sagne Le Tilleul de Sully with a plaque saying Sully planted it.  

*Toiras This is a very small hamlet is in the commune of Vernet la Varenne and quite difficult to find.   Plaque saying “Je suis un Sully”.  

*Tourzel-Ronzieres Deux tilleuls de Sully.  There are 2 distinct villages.  The two trees are at Ronzieres.

*Viverols  By the château ruins.  

RHONE

​*Chambost-Allieres  Le tilleul is in the old village of Chambost a few kilometres from Chambost-Allieres by the Norman church

*La Chapelle de Chateauvieux (Commune d’Yzeron) Trois tilleuls datant de l’époque Sully near the Norman chapel on the hill. 

*Grezieu-le-Marche Le Tilleul de Sully, symbole de la paix retrouve sous Henri 1V.  

*Joux  in the grounds of the Chateau de Joux and next to the church. An enormous tilleul in good condition.

Longessaigne Le Tilleul de Sully, replaced in 1970.  

*Riverie Lime tree planted to celebrate the Edict of Nantes.  Now dead and only the stump remains.  

*La Tour de Salvagny Tilleul plante en 1601 sur ordre du ministre d’Henri 1V.  Recently replaced by a young tree but in the same place by an old wall which was part of the vingtain.

*Sarcey Le Tilleul de Sully.  Not far from the church but actually where the former church stood.

SAONE-et-LOIRE

Anost    Known as L'Orme de Brevoigne but in fact it is un tilleul!  In an article by Roland Niaux, a historian, it is called le tilleul de Sully. It is at a crossroads between the le hameau du Mont, proche de Dront, et Anost.  It shelters un calvaire.  It is an enormous tree.

​Auxy  Tilleul de Sully

SEINE-ET-MARNE

Fontainebleau Le Sully (Gorges d’Apremont).  

Luzancy Chestnut planted during the reign of Henri 1V.  

Nemours Le Sully.  

SEINE-MARITIME

 Le Boulay Le Tilleul de Sully. Struck by lightning in 1958.  

​Mesnil-Raoul  Le Tilleul planted during the reign of Henri 1V

SOMME

*Argoules Le Tilleul de Sully.  

*Eramecourt Le Tilleul de Sully. 

Groffliers L’Orme de Sully.  Dead.  It was a struck by lightning and then cut down.

*Quevauvillers Le Tilleul de Sully.  

TARN

Millers  The story goes that Sully ordered Elm trees to be planted all over France to commemorate the end of the wars of religion.  Elm trees were planted in Milhars and one of the gates is called 'la porte des ormeaux' and there is a 'Place des ormeaux'.  This seems to have been several trees not one but still known as 'arbres de Sully'.

​Douelle    Place d'ormeau.  An old postcard shows a picture of the tree but it looks in bad shaped is probably dead now.  Said to have been planted in 1599 by Charles de Cadillac-Cassac in response to Sully's request.

TARN-ET-GARONNE

Saint-Pierre Le Chene de Sully.  

VAR

Ramatuelle Elm tree, planted in Sully’s time.  

Tourtour Old elm tree from the time of Henri 1V.  

​Pierrefeu  "Murier importe en France par Sully existant sur la terrace du domaine de L'Aumerade.'

VAUCLUSE

Goult Marronnier de Sully.  

VIENNE

*Brux Le Tilleul de Sully.  Plaque.  

Dissais L'Orme de Sully on a postcard.

Lizant 'Tilleul de Sully stue sur la place de l'église' Picture on an old postcard.  Was alive in 2013.

Montreuil-Bonnin  Tilleul de Sully on postcard but dead in 1960s.

*St-Pierre-d’Exideuil Le Tilleul dit Le Sully.  

*Thenet (hameau) L’Arbre d’Henri 1V, planted by Sully.  (See Page on Thenet)

Usson du Poitou La Place de l'Eglise et l'Orme de Sully.  

Vaux Tilleul de Sully


VOSGES

Garardmer Le Tilleul de Sully.  

YONNE

*Blannay Tilleul de Sully dit "Le Rosny".  

*Coutarnoux A Sully tree, not in very good condition.  

*Dornecy L’Arbre de Sully, but it’s in a bad way.  Notice on wall confirms its status.  

*Druyes-Les-Belles-Fontaines

*Mailly-le-Château Tilleul planté à l’époque de Sully.  

*Moutombe Orme de Sully in a hamlet in the commune of Ste-Colombe.  

*Perceneige Le Tilleul de Sully. Plante sur l'ordre de Sully.  

*Perreuse Le Tilleul de Sully.  

*Pesseliere Le Tilleul de Sully. Struck by lightning around 1920.  Plaques.  

*La Postolle Le Tilleul de Sully.  

YVELINES

Le Pecq L’Orme de Sully.