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Musée d’initiation à la nature

Musée d’initiation à la nature is a museum located in the French city of Caen. Our list has 159 more places within 15 km; first among them is Abbaye Royale aux Hommes, at 100 m. 2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it.

Photo: Musée d’initiation à la nature, Karldupart (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Where

In Caen

inside the commune

How well known

Top 15%

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

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 17–23°C

In brief

Museum in Caen

In Caen

Musée d’initiation à la nature is in the commune of Caen, with 61 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

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

When to go

Month by month

The warmest afternoons in Caen run May to September, at 17–23°C.

Jan8° / 3°63 mm

Feb9° / 3°53 mm

Mar12° / 4°50 mm

Apr14° / 6°53 mm

May17° / 9°59 mm

Jun21° / 11°58 mm

Jul23° / 13°51 mm

Aug23° / 13°60 mm

Sep20° / 11°54 mm

Oct16° / 9°79 mm

Nov12° / 6°79 mm

Dec9° / 3°81 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Caen, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Caen-Carpiquet station, 6.3 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Caen’s full climate →

About

Musée d’initiation à la nature

Museum located in the French city of Caen.

Musée d’initiation à la nature is in Caen, Calvados.

Musée d’initiation à la nature on Wikipedia (in French) ↗

Type: Museum
Covered in: 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Caen, Calvados
Official site: cpievdo.fr

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

Plan your visit

Getting in

HoursApr–Sep Tue–Sat 14:00–18:00 · Oct–Mar Wed 14:00–17:30 · 2026 Oct 19 - 2026 Oct 30 Mon–Fri 14:00–17:30 · 2026 Feb 09 - 2026 Feb 20 Mon–Fri 14:00–17:30 · public holidays closed

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.

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

The map

Its place on the map

Spot Musée d’initiation à la nature in orange, then follow the numbers to the places below.

Towns near it

Towns near Musée d’initiation à la nature

Caen is the biggest of the 8 bases nearby (109,400 people). Every town below has its own grades, prices and places to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Caen

109,400 people

2 · 3.1 km southwest of it

Louvigny

2,612 people

3 · 3.3 km south of it

Fleury-sur-Orne

5,941 people

4 · 3.4 km west of it

Bretteville-sur-Odon

4,494 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Musée d’initiation à la nature is	People
Caen	It’s in this commune	109,400
Louvigny	3.1 km southwest of it	2,612
Fleury-sur-Orne	3.3 km south of it	5,941
Bretteville-sur-Odon	3.4 km west of it	4,494
Cormelles-le-Royal	3.8 km southeast of it	5,377
Hérouville-Saint-Clair	3.9 km northeast of it	23,470
Ifs	4 km southeast of it	11,937
Mondeville	4.1 km east of it	10,331

Make a day of it

Beyond Musée d’initiation à la nature

Nearby, 159 places within 15 km include 4 museums, a monastery and a château.

1Monastery or conventMonastery or conventAbbaye Royale aux Hommes100 m north, in Caen 2

ChâteauChâteau de Caen1 km northeast, in Caen 3AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye aux Dames de Caen1.6 km northeast, in Caen 4MuseumMuseumMémorial de Caen2.1 km north, in Caen 5

MuseumMusée des Beaux-Arts de Caen1.1 km northeast, in Caen 6

MuseumMusée de Normandie900 m northeast, in Caen 7GardenGardenJardin des plantes de Caen1 km north, in Caen 8

MuseumPlan de Rome par Paul Bigot1.4 km northeast, in Caen

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

Good to know about Musée d’initiation à la nature

Where is Musée d’initiation à la nature?

Musée d’initiation à la nature is in Caen, in Calvados (Normandy).

What is Musée d’initiation à la nature?

Museum located in the French city of Caen.

How well known is Musée d’initiation à la nature?

Musée d’initiation à la nature 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 Musée d’initiation à la nature?

May to September are the warmest months in Caen, with afternoon highs of 17–23°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Musée d’initiation à la nature?

Within 15 km: Abbaye Royale aux Hommes (100 m), Château de Caen (1 km), Abbaye aux Dames de Caen (1.6 km) and Mémorial de Caen (2.1 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 (5)

Musée d’initiation à la nature: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Château de Caen: Nikater, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Caen: Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de Normandie: Karldupart, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Plan de Rome par Paul Bigot: Pascal Radigue, 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.