Maison des vautours
Museum and viewing terrace in the Jonte gorges, devoted to vultures and their reintroduction to the Grands Causses.
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About the museum
Vultures disappeared from the region in the 1940s. In 1981 the first birds were released at the foot of the cliffs of the Jonte gorges, as part of a reintroduction programme presented as a world first.
Since then, all four European vulture species can again be seen in the region: the griffon vulture, the cinereous vulture, the Egyptian vulture and, since 2012, the bearded vulture.
The Maison des vautours is located on the D996 departmental road between Le Rozier and Meyrueis. Its fully renovated museum spreads over three levels built against the rock and explains the appearance, physiology and disappearance of vultures, as well as their return. A terrace fitted with telescopes allows visitors to watch the birds in the wild, and a screening room shows images filmed by cameras placed in the cliffs.
Highlights
- Fully renovated museum over three levels on the disappearance and return of vultures
- Viewing terrace fitted with telescopes
- Live video from the cliffs, thanks to cameras installed on the site
- View over the Jonte gorges, a protected site
- Four species: griffon vulture, cinereous vulture, Egyptian vulture and bearded vulture
Permanent exhibition
- Le musée des vautours – Route over three levels on the appearance and physiology of vultures, their disappearance and their reintroduction, with a screening room and a viewing terrace.
- Founded
- 1996
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7.90 |
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| Reduced | €6.50Students |
| Children & teens | €4.20Children aged 5 to 12: €4.20; young people aged 12 to 17: €5. |
| Students & apprentices | €6.50 |
| Groups (10+ people) | €6 per personFree visit for groups of 10 or more: €6 for adults, €4.50 for teenagers, €3.50 for children. |
| Families | €21.90Family pass for a couple and their children under 12. |
| Guided group visit by reservation, adults (15 to 25 people) | €7.50 |
| Guided group visit by reservation, adults (more than 25 people) | €6.50 |
| Guided group visit by reservation, children and young people (15 to 25 people) | €6 |
| Guided group visit by reservation, children and young people (more than 25 people) | €5.50 |
Prices are “from” rates, per person. Payment by bank card, cheque, cash or chèques-vacances.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The site carries the Tourisme et Handicap label for motor and mental disabilities. One of the two free car parks is reserved for visitors with reduced mobility. Dogs are welcome on a lead.
Kids & families
| Family ticket | €21.90 · Family pass for a couple and their children under 12. |
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- Family tours & workshops
A family pass is available. In July and August, walks and an evening with a picnic are organised by reservation.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers – Le Truel
liO bus line Meyrueis – Millau, “Saint-Pierre-des-Tripiers – Le Truel” stop, near the site.
By car
Free parking · 50 m to the entrance
Two free car parks, one of them reserved for visitors with reduced mobility.
- Accessible parking
The site is on the D996 road, 3 km from Le Rozier towards Meyrueis, 15 km from Meyrueis towards Millau, 25 km from exit 44bis (Meyrueis) of the A75 from the north and 30 km from exit 47 (Millau Centre) from the south.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Individual visits, free or guided; guided group visits by reservation. |
