Musée Parc des dinosaures et de la préhistoire
Museum park in Mèze built on a palaeontological site with dinosaur eggs, featuring dinosaur reconstructions and a route to prehistoric humans.
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About the museum
In March 1996, while surveying the outcrops of the Mèze plain, Alain Cabot discovered a very important site of dinosaur eggs, with many nests still in place belonging to several species. The rocks date from the late Cretaceous, about 70 million years ago, and link the deposits of Provence with those of the Pyrenees.
The museum park was set up on this site. Visitors walk over a site where excavations are still ongoing, and about 80% of the fossils in the display cases are originals. The site includes a 25 m long brachiosaurus. In July 2004, an area on the origins and evolution of humans was added to the route, which now runs from the dinosaurs to Homo sapiens.
The museum also announces a recent find: more than a hundred dinosaur eggs have been uncovered on the site.
Highlights
- Visit to a dinosaur egg site during ongoing excavation
- About 80% original fossils in the display cases
- Reconstruction of a 25 m long brachiosaurus
- Route from the dinosaurs to Homo sapiens
- More than a hundred dinosaur eggs recently discovered
Permanent exhibitions
- Gisement et parcours dinosaures – Visit to a dinosaur egg site during ongoing excavation, with display cases of original fossils and reconstructions.
- Origines et évolution de l’homme – Route dedicated to human prehistory, up to Homo sapiens.
- Founded
- 1996
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €16 |
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| Children & teens | €14Children aged 6 to 13: €14; children aged 3 to 5: €9. |
| Groups (10+ people) | €15 per personAdult group of 10 or more people: €15 per person. |
| Child aged 3 to 5 | €9 |
| School group, per pupil | €8.50School group rate with the institution; €8.50 also per additional accompanying adult, with 1 accompanying adult free for every 5 children. |
2026 rates. Payment in cash, by bank card (from €10) or with ANCV Chèques-Vacances; French bank cheques only for school groups, company works councils and associations.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 2.5 hrs |
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Getting there & parking
From the centre of Mèze, head towards Béziers, Pézenas and Montagnac. After about 3 km, départemental road 613 runs through the hamlet of Montmèze; turn right 300 m further on. GPS coordinates: N 43° 27' 28.2'' / E 3° 32' 45.7''.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Restaurant: not available
A snack bar serves crisps, cold drinks, ice cream, paninis, crêpes, etc.; there is no restaurant. A picnic area is available in July and August. There is no drinking water on site (borehole water is not drinkable).
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The duration of about 2 hours 30 minutes is given for school group visits. Dogs are welcome on a lead (compulsory). Group bookings are taken only by email (reservationdino@outlook.com) or by phone. |
