Permanent exhibition of stuffed birds from the collection of Charles Payraudeau, French naturalist (1798-1865).
La Chaize-le-Vicomte received in the form of a bequest some 2000 stuffed birds and 71 marine and terrestrial molluscs, more than 400 specimens are presented to the public. How many will you recognize?
A stone's throw from the church, visit the astonishing collection of zoologist Charles Payraudeau composed of more than 1200 stuffed birds from the western Palaearctic and 800 stuffed birds from the southern hemisphere (equatorial Africa, South America, Australia, etc. .).
Warning: site not accessible to people with reduced mobility.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
09h - 12h
14h - 17h
Visit
- Average duration of the individual visit: 1h30
- Average duration of the group visit: 1 hour
- Groups of 9 to 19 people welcome.
- Guided tour
- Possibility of having a group guided tour on request
- Individual free visit
- Educational visit
- Possibility of having an individual guided tour on request
Visit languages
- Français
- Français
Opening
From January 01 to December 31 | |
Wednesday | Open from 09 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 17 p.m. |
Thursday | Open from 09 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 17 p.m. |
Friday | Open from 09 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 17 p.m. |
Prices
Adult group rate For groups of 10 people or more: € 2 per adult. | 2 € |
Individual rate adult | 3 € |
free Free for less than 18 years.
Payment method
- French bank and postal checks
- Cash