Rieusset
Rieusset is a stream in Ardèche and Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Rieusset is situated nearby to the locality Pont d’Arc, as well as near the hamlet Chame.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chauvet Cave and Grotte des Huguenots.
Chauvet Cave
Cave
Photo: Inocybe, Public domain.
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 Vallon-Pont-d’Arc.
Pont d’Arc
Locality
Photo: Superjuju10, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
Salavas
Village
Photo: René Dinkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salavas is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Salavas is situated 2½ km northwest of Rieusset.
Rieusset
- Type: Stream
- Category: body of water
- Location: Ardèche and Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.38625° or 44° 23′ 11″ northLongitude
4.40678° or 4° 24′ 24″ eastElevation
87 metres (285 feet)Open location code
8FP69CP4+FPGeoNames ID
2983600
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Chame and Salavas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ibie and Grotte du Château d’Ebbo.
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