Les Animaux de la Place

Come and discover the mechanical bestiary imagined by François Delarozière from the company La Machine: crocodile, sacred ibis, hippopotamus, Nile perch, dromedary... And become an actor as you operate these mechanical sculptures using levers and joysticks blended into the vegetation surrounding the pools.

These unique mechanical animals are free to visit all year round.

The crocodile, otter and pink flamingos cannot be seen at the moment, as they are having minor health problems that will be sorted out by La Machine. They will be back in mid-November 2024.

The perch, hippopotamus and frogs left on 4 September for their ten-yearly maintenance programme and will be back in top form before the summer of 2025.