Aquarium
Aquarium de La Rochelle
🇫🇷 France
🐠 Aquarium, France 233 spp. present
Aquarium de La Rochelle is a family-owned public aquarium in La Rochelle, France. It has a surface area of over 8,445 m2 (90,901 sq ft) with 3 million litres of seawater. It has 73 display aquaria and 150 quarantine aquaria exhibiting more than 12,000 animals of 600 different species. It has an average of 800,000 visitors per year. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
46.153° N 1.151° W
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
233
speciesOpened
1988
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Jan–Mar · Every day, Public holidays · 10:00–20:001 Apr–8 Jul · Every day, Public holidays · 9:00–20:009 Jul–31 Aug · Every day, Public holidays · 9:00–23:001 Sep–30 Sep · Every day, Public holidays · 9:00–20:001 Oct–21 Oct · Every day, Public holidays · 10:00–20:0022 Oct–6 Nov · Every day, Public holidays · 9:00–20:007 Nov–31 Dec · Every day, Public holidays · 10:00–20:00
Getting there
- Address
- Quai Louis Prunier, 17000 La Rochelle
- Phone
- +33 5 46 34 00 00
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
What visitors say
🐠 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Aquarium de La Rochelle?
France
Aquarium de La Rochelle is an aquarium in France, at Quai Louis Prunier, 17000 La Rochelle. Its coordinates are 46.153° N, 1.151° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, about 401 km away.
What animals can you see at Aquarium de La Rochelle?
233 species
Citizen-science photos record 233 species at Aquarium de La Rochelle, including Pond Slider, Bonnethead, Reef ray, Loggerhead Sea Turtle and Green Sea Turtle. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Aquarium de La Rochelle in the wild?
Pond Slider: Congaree National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Aquarium de La Rochelle also live in the parks and cities we cover: Pond Slider (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Congaree National Park), Bonnethead (about 40% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Padre Island National Seashore) and Reef ray (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ningaloo Marine Park).
Does Aquarium de La Rochelle charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Aquarium de La Rochelle lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When is Aquarium de La Rochelle open?
Jan–Mar · Every day, Public holidays · 10:00–20:00
According to its open map listing, Aquarium de La Rochelle is open Jan–Mar · Every day, Public holidays · 10:00–20:00; 1 Apr–8 Jul · Every day, Public holidays · 9:00–20:00; 9 Jul–31 Aug · Every day, Public holidays · 9:00–23:00; 1 Sep–30 Sep · Every day, Public holidays · 9:00–20:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Aquarium de La Rochelle open and how big is it?
Opened 1988, 0.3 ha
Aquarium de La Rochelle, an aquarium in France, opened in 1988 and covers about 0.3 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 233 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)