Zoo
Château of Thoiry
🇫🇷 France
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, France 39 spp. present
The Château de Thoiry is a 150-hectare (370-acre) castle, zoo and botanical garden that was opened to the public in 1965 in the village of Thoiry, France, with gardens and a zoological park. Located about 30 miles (48 km) due west of Paris. Its popularity has continued to grow—by 1974, over 280,000 visitors per year were coming to see an assortment of 1,000 wild animals. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
48.864° N 1.796° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
—
Tourism
High
Species present
39
speciesOpened
1965
Size
Small
Visit
Opening hours
Every day · 10:00–17:00
Getting there
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Château of Thoiry?
France
Château of Thoiry is a zoo or wildlife park in France. Its coordinates are 48.864° N, 1.796° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Cévennes National Park, about 533 km away.
What animals can you see at Château of Thoiry?
39 species
Citizen-science photos record 39 species at Château of Thoiry, including Great White Pelican, Grey Crowned Crane, Spotted Hyena, Red Junglefowl and Wild Turkey. 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 Château of Thoiry in the wild?
Great White Pelican: Lake Nakuru National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Château of Thoiry also live in the parks and cities we cover: Great White Pelican (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Lake Nakuru National Park), Grey Crowned Crane (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Amboseli National Park) and Spotted Hyena (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Aberdare National Park).
When is Château of Thoiry open?
Every day · 10:00–17:00
According to its open map listing, Château of Thoiry is open Every day · 10:00–17:00. Opening hours change with the season and on public holidays, so confirm them on the official website before you travel.
When did Château of Thoiry open and how big is it?
Opened 1965, 0.1 ha
Château of Thoiry, a zoo or wildlife park in France, opened in 1965 and covers about 0.1 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 39 species are photographed there.
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