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.

Grotte d’Ebbou

Cave

Photo: Thilo Parg, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grotte d’Ebbou is a cave.

Grotte de Cayre Creyt

Cave

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Grotte de Cayre Creyt is a cave.

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. This site is a popular destination in the Gorges de l'Ardèche Natural Reserve, and has been classified as a protected natural site since January 24th 1931.

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 the 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″ north

Longitude

4.41521° or 4° 24′ 55″ east

Elevation

321 metres (1,053 feet)

Open location code

8FP69C98+G3

GeoNames ID

2976457

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Grotte du Château d’Ebbo and Ibie.

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