Micropolis, la cité des insectes (city of insects) is situated in the Lévézou region of France

France

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, at Saint-Léons

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, near Millau

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. Micropolis is a museum dedicated to entomologist Jean-Henri Fabre and inspired by the film, Microcosmos.

Micropolis aims both to popularise knowledge of insects and to answer the questions:

• what is an insect?
• how do they live together?
• what are the links between plants and insects, and humans and insects?
• what can they see?
• what can they smell?

Micropolis is also a scientific centre with an experimental station on biodiversity

Biodiversity

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External links

• Micropolis website In French
• Micropolis website In English
• The museum and birth house of Jean-Henry Fabre In French