Parc de l'Auxois, Zoo with leisure amenities in Arnay-sous-Vitteaux, France.
Parc de l'Auxois is a zoo and leisure park at Le Foulon, in Arnay-sous-Vitteaux, Côte-d'Or. Its animal collection numbers about 500 animals of 90 species, alongside several domestic poultry breeds raised and sold on site. The leisure side has play areas, four children's rides, a small train, a rope bridge over the Brenne river and a water complex with pools and slides open in July and August.
The park opened at Le Foulon, on the territory of Arnay-sous-Vitteaux in Côte-d'Or, and grew into a zoological and leisure complex. Since 2010 it has carried out enlargement works, adding new animals each year. In 2025 work began to extend the African plain by 20 hectares ahead of the arrival of giraffes and rhinoceroses. It recorded 143,000 visitors in 2023.
The park's name comes from the Auxois, the old district around Arnay-sous-Vitteaux, and its sign shows a cartoon bear's head beside the words "PARC DE L'AUXOIS". Besides wild species, it keeps several domestic breeds of poultry, which are raised and offered for sale. The leisure side includes a small train and a rope bridge over the Brenne.
The park lies along the RD 905 between Sens and Dijon, reachable from the A6 motorway via exit 23. The aquatic complex with pools and slides opens only in July and August. The rope bridge crosses the Brenne river.
The park's leisure section includes a rope bridge over the Brenne river and a small train, alongside four children's rides and play areas. The aquatic complex with pools and slides opens only in July and August.
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