La Montagne des singes, Primate park in Kintzheim, France.

La Montagne des singes is a 24-hectare fenced forest enclosure in Kintzheim where about 240 Barbary macaques live in semi-liberty. An 800-metre U-shaped path crosses the wooded terrain, bordered in places by wooden barriers. The entrance building has a steep shingled roof, a flat-roofed section, horizontal wood cladding and a central passage into the trees.

La Montagne des singes opened in August 1969 in Kintzheim, conceived by Gilbert de Turckheim and Jacques Renaud, with 150 Barbary macaques imported from Morocco. The idea came from Jean-Paul Renaud, Jacques's father, who had seen a visitor-accessible macaque colony in Algeria. The park's success led to sister parks at Rocamadour (1974), Salem (1976) and Trentham (2005). Since 2009 Guillaume de Turckheim has led the park as a SAS.

The park's name, La Montagne des singes, refers to the wooded hill where the Barbary macaques live. Guides give short talks at the feeding place about the troop's hierarchy, grooming and parenting, and eleven information boards along the path explain the animals' body language and facial expressions.

The best time to visit is early morning when the macaques are most active and curious. Wear slip-resistant shoes, as the forest paths can be muddy, especially after rain.

The park's European network began here: founders Gilbert de Turckheim and Jacques Renaud opened it in 1969 with 150 macaques imported from Morocco, then helped start Rocamadour (1974), Salem (1976) and Trentham (2005). Since the 1980s, 591 macaques from these parks have been released in Morocco, 232 near Azrou in 1980 and 359 near Beni Mellal in 1986.