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Le Rocher des Aigles

Rocamadour counts Le Rocher des Aigles, a zoo, among its places to visit. Another 12 places to visit lie within 5 km. Nearby, Gouffre de Padirac (13 km) leads the list.

Where

In Rocamadour

inside the commune

How well known

Top 15%

#5,252 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

Apr–Oct

highs of 18–28°C

In brief

Zoo in Rocamadour

In Rocamadour

Le Rocher des Aigles is in the commune of Rocamadour, with 12 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The climate through the year

The warmest afternoons in Rocamadour run April to October, at 18–28°C.

Jan9° / 2°65 mm

Feb11° / 2°51 mm

Mar15° / 4°61 mm

Apr18° / 6°83 mm

May22° / 10°82 mm

Jun25° / 13°76 mm

Jul28° / 15°55 mm

Aug28° / 15°63 mm

Sep24° / 11°74 mm

Oct19° / 9°71 mm

Nov13° / 5°76 mm

Dec10° / 3°67 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Rocamadour, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Gourdon station, 20 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Rocamadour’s full climate →

About

Le Rocher des Aigles

Its story is told in 2 languages on Wikipedia.

Le Rocher des Aigles on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type: Zoo
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Rocamadour, Lot
Official site: rocherdesaigles.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Plan your visit

Getting in

Hours10:00–20:00

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

The way to Le Rocher des Aigles

Find Le Rocher des Aigles in orange; each number is a place listed below.

Towns near it

The towns around Le Rocher des Aigles

Largest of the 5 is Gourdon, home to 4,206. Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.

1 · It’s in this commune

Rocamadour

597 people

2 · 9.5 km east of it

Gramat

3,512 people

3 · 15 km northwest of it

Souillac

3,192 people

4 · 20 km west of it

Gourdon

4,206 people

Compare the 5 towns

Town	Where Le Rocher des Aigles is	People
Rocamadour	It’s in this commune	597
Gramat	9.5 km east of it	3,512
Souillac	15 km northwest of it	3,192
Gourdon	20 km west of it	4,206
Saint-Céré	23 km east of it	3,429

Make a day of it

Around Le Rocher des Aigles

Of the 48 within 15 km, look for 3 attractions, 3 châteaux and a zoo.

1AttractionAttractionGouffre de Padirac13 km northeast, in Padirac 2ChâteauChâteauChâteau de la Pannonie4.4 km southeast, in Couzou 3AttractionAttractionGrotte des Merveilles1.1 km east, in Rocamadour 4ZooZooForêt des singes de Rocamadour1.8 km east, in Rocamadour 5

Monastery or conventAbbaye Sainte-Marie de Souillac15 km northwest, in Souillac 6AttractionAttractionGrottes de Lacave6.5 km northwest, in Lacave 7ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Mayrac12 km north, in Mayrac 8ChâteauChâteauChâteau de Rocamadour500 m southeast, in Rocamadour

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Le Rocher des Aigles

Where is Le Rocher des Aigles?

Le Rocher des Aigles is in Rocamadour, in Lot (Occitanie).

What is Le Rocher des Aigles?

Zoo.

How well known is Le Rocher des Aigles?

Le Rocher des Aigles has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Le Rocher des Aigles?

April to October are the warmest months in Rocamadour, with afternoon highs of 18–28°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Le Rocher des Aigles?

Within 15 km: Gouffre de Padirac (13 km), Château de la Pannonie (4.4 km), Grotte des Merveilles (1.1 km) and Forêt des singes de Rocamadour (1.8 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Abbaye Sainte-Marie de Souillac: Thérèse Gaigé, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.