Zoo
Parc zoologique de Montpellier
🇫🇷 France
EAZA
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, France 113 spp. present
Montpellier Zoo (formally Parc Zoologique de Lunaret) is a French zoological park located in the north of the city of Montpellier, one of the main cities in the Occitanie region. Situated in the Aiguelongue section of the Hôpitaux-Facultés area, the Lunaret park also contains the Lez nature reserve. Founded in 1964, today it has about 170 animals of 29 different species within its 80 hectares. The zoo belongs to and is financed entirely by the city of Montpellier. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
43.640° N 3.874° E
🎟️ Visit
Essentials
Entrance
Free
Tourism
High
Species present
113
speciesOpened
1964
Size
Large
Accreditations
- European Association of Zoos and AquariaZoos and aquariums mainly in Europe: shared membership standards and coordinated breeding programmes
Visit
Getting there
- Phone
- +33 4 67 54 45 23
- Access
- Wheelchair accessible
Who runs it
- Run by
- Ville de Montpellier
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Parc zoologique de Montpellier?
France
Parc zoologique de Montpellier is a zoo or wildlife park in France. Its coordinates are 43.640° N, 3.874° E. The nearest national park in our atlas is Camargue, about 56 km away.
What animals can you see at Parc zoologique de Montpellier?
113 species
Citizen-science photos record 113 species at Parc zoologique de Montpellier, including Scarlet Ibis, Nyala, Black Howler, Green Iguana and Linnaeus's Two-toed Sloth. 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 Parc zoologique de Montpellier in the wild?
Scarlet Ibis: Caroni Swamp
Some of the animals photographed at Parc zoologique de Montpellier also live in the parks and cities we cover: Scarlet Ibis (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Caroni Swamp), Nyala (about 80% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in uMkhuze Game Reserve) and Black Howler (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas).
Does Parc zoologique de Montpellier charge an entrance fee?
Free
The open map data for Parc zoologique de Montpellier lists it as free to enter. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
Is Parc zoologique de Montpellier accredited?
EAZA
Open registers list Parc zoologique de Montpellier with EAZA. These marks come from Wikidata, and they are shown here as a fact, not as an endorsement.
When did Parc zoologique de Montpellier open and how big is it?
Opened 1964, 75 ha
Parc zoologique de Montpellier, a zoo or wildlife park in France, opened in 1964 and covers about 75 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 113 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)