Zoo
La Palmyre Zoo
🇫🇷 France
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, France 56 spp. present
La Palmyre Zoo (French: Zoo de La Palmyre, French pronunciation: [zo.o də la palmiʁ]) is a zoo in Les Mathes, Charente-Maritime, near Royan, in southwestern France. It was created in 1966 in the forest of la Coubre by Claude Caillé. Extending over 18 hectares (44 acres), including 14 of landscape garden, it offers the visitor the opportunity of observing more than 1600 animals of all kinds, divided into 145 species, over a distance of more than 4 kilometres (2.5 mi). Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
45.688° N 1.167° W
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Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
56
speciesOpened
1966
Size
Large
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🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is La Palmyre Zoo?
France
La Palmyre Zoo is a zoo or wildlife park in France. Its coordinates are 45.688° N, 1.167° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, about 352 km away.
What animals can you see at La Palmyre Zoo?
56 species
Citizen-science photos record 56 species at La Palmyre Zoo, including American Flamingo, Capybara, African Penguin, Common Ostrich and Blue Wildebeest. 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 La Palmyre Zoo in the wild?
American Flamingo: Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve
Some of the animals photographed at La Palmyre Zoo also live in the parks and cities we cover: American Flamingo (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve), Capybara (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in El Palmar National Park) and African Penguin (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Table Mountain National Park).
Does La Palmyre Zoo charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for La Palmyre Zoo 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 did La Palmyre Zoo open and how big is it?
Opened 1966, 20 ha
La Palmyre Zoo, a zoo or wildlife park in France, opened in 1966 and covers about 20 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 56 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · the centre's official website