Le Vol d'Icare
Le Vol d'Icare is a family roller coaster by Zierer at Parc Astérix, France, in the Ancient Greece zone, opened 1994, capacity 1,150 persons per hour. Visitors find it in Plailly. Within 15 km there are 151 more places to visit, starting with Parc Astérix (100 m).
Attraction in Plailly
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Plailly
Le Vol d'Icare is in the commune of Plailly, with 50 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
The best months to visit
Afternoons in Plailly peak at 19–25°C, May to September.
Le Vol d'Icare
4 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.
- Type
- Attraction
- Covered in
- 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Plailly, Oise
The area around Le Vol d'Icare
Orange shows Le Vol d'Icare; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Plailly. · commune boundary: IGN
Which town is nearest
In size, Fosses comes first of the 8, with 10,570 people. The commune it is in, then the towns of 2,500+ within 25 km.
Plailly
La Chapelle-en-Serval
Orry-la-Ville
Survilliers
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Le Vol d'Icare is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Plailly | It’s in this commune | 1,786 |
| La Chapelle-en-Serval | 3.4 km west of it | 3,084 |
| Orry-la-Ville | 4.3 km west of it | 3,583 |
| Survilliers | 4.4 km southwest of it | 4,091 |
| Saint-Witz | 4.8 km south of it | 2,724 |
| Fosses | 6.1 km southwest of it | 10,570 |
| Marly-la-Ville | 7.1 km southwest of it | 6,022 |
| Vémars | 7.2 km south of it | 3,124 |
Each has its own grades, prices and things to do.
Around Le Vol d'Icare
Nearby, 151 places within 15 km include 5 attractions, a theme park and a museum.
AttractionChâteau de Chantilly9.3 km northwest, in Chantilly3
MuseumMusée Condé9.3 km northwest, in Chantilly4AttractionAttractionToutatis500 m northwest, in Plailly5AttractionAttractionTonnerre 2 Zeus200 m south, in Plailly6
CathedralCathédrale Notre-Dame de Senlis8.3 km north, in Senlis7AttractionAttractionGoudurix200 m southwest, in Plailly8AttractionAttractionPégase Express100 m north, in PlaillyWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Before visiting Le Vol d'Icare
Where is Le Vol d'Icare?
Le Vol d'Icare is in Plailly, in Oise (Hauts-de-France).
What is Le Vol d'Icare?
Family roller coaster by Zierer at Parc Astérix, France, in the Ancient Greece zone, opened 1994, capacity 1,150 persons per hour.
How well known is Le Vol d'Icare?
Le Vol d'Icare has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Le Vol d'Icare?
May to September are the warmest months in Plailly, with afternoon highs of 19–25°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Le Vol d'Icare?
Within 15 km: Parc Astérix (100 m), Château de Chantilly (9.3 km), Musée Condé (9.3 km) and Toutatis (500 m).
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 (3)
- Château de Chantilly: ignis, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Condé: Craig Patik ( Patik ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Senlis: Zinneke at Luxembourgish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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.