Parc des Oiseaux, Villars-les-Dombes

Name: Parc des Oiseaux
Address: Avenue Charles de Gaulle, Villars-les-Dombes, France

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The Parc des Oiseaux is a zoological park located in Villars-les-Dombes in the department of Ain in France. The site is recorded in the general inventory of the cultural heritage and was opened in 1970. It is one of the oldest ornithological parks in France and brings together a collection of more than 3,000 birds from around the world in a 380 ha reserve located in the heart of the Dombes. The section opened to the public covers an area of 35 ha within the reserve and welcomes on average 250,000 visitors per year. ()

Local name: Parc des oiseaux Opened: 1970 (54 years ago)Species: 300Coordinates: 45°59'32"N, 5°1'40"E

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Avenue Charles de GaulleVillars-les-Dombes France

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Parc des Oiseaux – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Abbey of Notre-Dame des Dombes, La Chapelle-du-Châtelard, Château de Montribloud, Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin.

4.6 miNE
Monastery
Abbey of Notre-Dame des Dombes
117 min walk • The Abbey of Notre-Dame des Dombes is a former Trappist monastery located in Le Plantay in the Dombes region, in the Ain department of eastern France. It is now occupied by members of the Chemin Neuf movement.
5.3 miN
Locality
La Chapelle-du-Châtelard
137 min walk • La Chapelle-du-Châtelard is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
7.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Montribloud
192 min walk • The Château de Montribloud is a former castle in the commune of Saint-André-de-Corcy in the Ain département of France. It was later transformed into a Renaissance château. The castle is constructed of brick, typical of the Dombes area.
0.6 miN
Church
Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, Villars-les-Dombes
17 min walk • The church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary is a church located in France in the commune of Villars-les-Dombes, in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
3.9 miSE
Forts and castles
Domaine du château de Joyeu, Joyeux
99 min walk • The castle of Joyeux is a castle located in Joyeux in the French department of Ain, France. It is classified as a historical monument since 2009.
5.4 miNW
Church
Église Saint-Priest, Sandrans
139 min walk • The Saint-Priest de Sandrans church is a church located in Sandrans in the Ain department in France.
2.8 miNW
Forts and castles
Château de Bouligneux, Bouligneux
72 min walk • The castle of Bouligneux is an old fortified house, from the beginning of the XIVth century reworked at the end of the XVIth century or at the beginning of the XVIIth century, center of the seigniory of Bouligneux and of a chief town of Bresse...
4.9 miSW
Church
St. Peter's Church, Monthieux
125 min walk • The Saint-Pierre church is a church located in Monthieux, in France.
5.5 miSW
45°55'49"N • 4°57'16"E
Mémorial à Marcel Bénier et Marius Biajoux, Saint-André-de-Corcy
142 min walk • Memorial
2.8 miNW
Memorial
War Memorial, Bouligneux
71 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
5.7 miSW
Memorial
War Memorial, Saint-André-de-Corcy
146 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.