Zoo

Le Pal

Q: Where is Le Pal?

France. Le Pal is a zoo or wildlife park in France. Its coordinates are 46.507° N, 3.631° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Cévennes National Park, about 252 km away.

Q: What animals can you see at Le Pal?

78 species. Citizen-science photos record 78 species at Le Pal, including Inca Tern, American Alligator, Roseate Spoonbill, Common Peafowl and Scarlet Ibis. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.

Q: Where can you see the animals of Le Pal in the wild?

Inca Tern: Machalilla National Park. Some of the animals photographed at Le Pal also live in the parks and cities we cover: Inca Tern (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Machalilla National Park), American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve) and Roseate Spoonbill (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge).

Q: When did Le Pal open and how big is it?

Opened 1973, 45 ha. Le Pal, a zoo or wildlife park in France, opened in 1973 and covers about 45 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 78 species are photographed there.

🇫🇷 France

🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, France 78 spp. present

Le Pal is a French animal theme park that combines two activities: an amusement park and a zoo in the municipality area of Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre, in the Allier, France. Created in 1973, the site became a theme park in 1981. As of 2025, it offers 31 attractions and more than 1000 animals in semi-captivity, among several animal shows. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)

46.507° N 3.631° E

🎟️ Visit

Essentials

Entrance

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Tourism

High

Species present

species

Opened

1973

Size

Large

Visit

Getting there

lepal.com ↗

What visitors say

🦒 Animals in captivity

Larosterna inca

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Machalilla National Park

LC Endemic

Alligator mississippiensis

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Big Cypress National Preserve+ 3 more parks

Platalea ajaja

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge+ 35 more parks

Pavo cristatus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

in Udawalawe National Park+ 26 more parks

Eudocimus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

in Caroni Swamp+ 1 more park

Anas bahamensis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Galápagos Islands+ 6 more parks

Bubo bubo

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

in Monfragüe National Park+ 4 more parks

Suricata suricatta

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park+ 2 more parks

Before you go

Where is Le Pal?

France

Le Pal is a zoo or wildlife park in France. Its coordinates are 46.507° N, 3.631° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Cévennes National Park, about 252 km away.

What animals can you see at Le Pal?

78 species

Citizen-science photos record 78 species at Le Pal, including Inca Tern, American Alligator, Roseate Spoonbill, Common Peafowl and Scarlet Ibis. 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 Le Pal in the wild?

Inca Tern: Machalilla National Park

Some of the animals photographed at Le Pal also live in the parks and cities we cover: Inca Tern (about 10% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Machalilla National Park), American Alligator (about 90% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Big Cypress National Preserve) and Roseate Spoonbill (about 50% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge).

When did Le Pal open and how big is it?

Opened 1973, 45 ha

Le Pal, a zoo or wildlife park in France, opened in 1973 and covers about 45 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 78 species are photographed there.