Micropolis, la cité des insectes (city of insects) is situated in the Lévézou region of France, at Saint-Léons, near Millau.[1] Micropolis is a museum dedicated to the entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and inspired by the film, Microcosmos, of 1996.
Micropolis is also a scientific centre with an experimental station on biodiversity. The covered building has 15 rooms spread over 2,400 square metres (26,000 sq ft). It has vast outdoor spaces, in particular a walk called the carnival of insects which is both a space for observing nature with a panorama of Mont Seigne (at 1,128 metres (3,701 ft), the second highest summit of Lévézou) and a fun area for evocation of insects through 11 figurative stations which present giant insects.
References
- ^ "Aveyron : Micropolis, la cité des insectes, rouvre samedi !". midilibre.fr (in French).
External links
- Micropolis website (in French)
- Micropolis website (in English)
- The museum and birth house of Jean-Henri Fabre (in French)
44°12′50″N 2°59′17″E / 44.21389°N 2.98806°E
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