Val de Sioule

Paléopolis,

The park is dedicated to palaeontology where one can learn about dinosaurs while having fun.

Located in a preserved natural environment, Paléopolis is a theme park dedicated to palaeontology. A trip of 4 billion years is waiting for you with exhibitions, workshops, animations… Through exhibitions, you will discover the whole evolution of life with more than 300 fossils of species which inhabited the Earth with the famous T-Rex as a star. Varied workshops are offered to children to wear the shoes of a palaeontologist. Exhibitions with an important scientific content, a cinema, life-size dinosaurs, virtual reality and an optical theatre will provide you a unique experience. Novelties: the movie "Le monde perdu de la Limagne" offers a trip 23 million years ago, when the Limagne was a tropical land, and "Retour vers le passé", a 3D movie offering you a trip between past and present, sea and land, T-rex and Mosasaurus...

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Activities

  • Activity
  • Children's entertainment
  • Temporary exhibition
  • Entertainment evenings
  • Permanent exhibition

Languages spoken

  • English
  • French
Services & equipments
  • Play area
  • Picnic area
  • Lift
  • Bar
  • Toilets
  • Public WC
  • Air conditioning
  • Exhibition space
  • Car park
  • Orientation board
  • Defibrillator
  • Restaurant
  • Film room
  • Meeting room
  • Coach parking
  • Private parking
  • Free car park
  • Educational visits
  • Shop
  • Restaurant
  • Fast food
Tariffs & payment

Adult: 16 €
Child: 14 €.

Means of payment

  • Bank/credit card
  • Check
  • Travellers Cheque
  • Cash
  • Credit transfer
Opening period

From 29/06 to 01/09/2024
daily between 10 am and 6 pm.

From 02/09 to 18/10/2024
on Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday between 10 am and 6 pm.

From 19/10 to 03/11/2024
Opening hours daily between 10 am and 6 pm.

From 09/11 to 11/11/2024
Opening hours on Monday, Saturday and Sunday between 10 am and 6 pm.

Visit

Languages for visits

  • English
  • French

Individual

  • Unguided individual tours available permanently
  • Guided individual tours on request