Naturospace

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Naturospace
Naturospace
49°25′32.41″N0°13′45.45″E / 49.4256694°N 0.2292917°E / 49.4256694; 0.2292917
Date opened1999
Location Honfleur, France
Land area1,300m2
No. of animals15,000
No. of species150
Annual visitors100,000
MembershipsThe French Association of Zoological Parks (AFdPZ)
Website honfleur-normandy.naturospace.com

Naturospace is a lepidopterarium in the commune of Honfleur. [1]

Contents

It features a 1000m2 tropical greenhouse, which is kept to a constant 20 to 25 degrees celsius. [2] [3] It is home to about 15,000 butterflies, spread over 150 species in addition to about 15 different species of birds and fish. [4]

The butterfly zoo is open from February to November. [5] It receives approximately 100,000 visitors per year. [3]

History

The Butterfly house opened in 1999 after its founder, Benoît Damico, a chrysalis trader, took over a greenhouse when one of his suppliers died. [6] After meeting the mayor of Honfleur, he was offered to set up in the current location. [6] In 2008 non-insectivorous species of birds were added. [6]

Membership

The park is one of the members of The French Association of Zoological Parks (AFdPZ). [7]

References

  1. ↑ "NATUROSPACE HONFLEUR : Tout savoir pour visiter la serre". November 9, 2012.
  2. ↑ "The Naturospace - Honfleur Tourist Office".
  3. 1 2 "Naturospace à Honfleur : une nouvelle espèce rare fait son apparition". actu.fr. May 2, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Le Naturospace".
  5. ↑ "How to get to the Naturospace in Honfleur".
  6. 1 2 3 Echarri, Clara (11 July 2019). "Honfleur. Le Naturospace fête ses 20 ans". Ouest-France (in French). Ouest-France. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "Zoos membres | AFdPZ". afdpz.org.
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