Maison de la Faune

Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne


Budding zoologists should make a beeline for this 16th-century town house opposite place de l'Hôtel de Ville, which houses over 10,000 insects, including butterflies, along with hundreds of taxidermied mammals and birds of prey from around the region.

Opening seasons vary, call ahead or ask at the tourist office.


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