Bois de Saleyron
Bois de Saleyron is a forest in Ardèche and Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Bois de Saleyron is situated nearby to the hamlet Chame, as well as near the locality Pont d’Arc.Places of Interest
Highlights include Chauvet Cave and Grotte d’Ebbou.
Chauvet Cave
Cave
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The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pont d’Arc and Salavas.
Pont d’Arc
Locality
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The Pont d'Arc is a large natural bridge, located in the Ardèche département in the south of France, 5 km from the town of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc. The arch, formed when the river Ardèche broke through a narrow escarpment between its meander, is 59 metres wide and 34 m high at the top of the opening.
Salavas
Village
Photo: René Dinkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salavas is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Salavas is situated 4 km northwest of Bois de Saleyron.
Vallon-Pont-d’Arc
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Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is a town and commune in the Ardèche département, in south of France. Nearby cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, decorated by well preserved prehistoric drawings of human figures and animals was inscribed to the World Heritage list in 2014.
Bois de Saleyron
- Type: Forest
- Location: Ardèche and Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.3688° or 44° 22′ 8″ northLongitude
4.41521° or 4° 24′ 55″ eastElevation
321 metres (1,053 feet)Open location code
8FP69C98+G3GeoNames ID
2976457
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Localities in the Area
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