Padirac Cave

The Padirac Chasm is a located near , in the department, region, .
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  • Type: Cave
  • Description: pit cave in France
  • Also known as: “Gouffre de padirac”, “Gouffre di Padirac”, “grotte di Padirac”, “Grotten van Padirac”, “Padirac”, and “puits de Padirac”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Église Saint-Julien de Padirac and Église Saint-Martin de Miers.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km south of Padirac Cave.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 3½ km west of Padirac Cave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Loubressac and Autoire.

Village
Photo: Royonx, CC0.
is a commune in the department in south-western . is situated 4½ km east of Padirac Cave.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southwestern . is situated 6 km east of Padirac Cave.

Village
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is a commune in the department… is situated 9 km south of Padirac Cave.

Padirac Cave

Latitude
44.8582° or 44° 51′ 30″ north
Longitude
1.7504° or 1° 45′ 1″ east
Elevation
354 metres (1,161 feet)
Wheelchair access
limited
Open location code
8FP3VQ52+75
Open­Street­Map ID
way 298347560
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cave_entrance
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2988844
Wiki­data ID
Q1540116
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Padirac Cave” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Padiraceko leizea”
  • Catalan: “Gouffre de Padirac”
  • Cebuano: “Gouffre de Padirac”
  • Czech: “Propast Padirac”
  • Danish: “Padiracgrotten”
  • Dutch: “Gouffre de Padirac”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كهف باديراك”
  • French: “gouffre de Padirac”
  • French: “Gouffre de Padirac”
  • German: “Gouffre de Padirac”
  • Italian: “Abisso di Padirac”
  • Japanese: “パディラックの洞窟”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Cròs de Padirac”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Gorg de Padirac”
  • Polish: “Gouffre de Padirac”
  • Romanian: “Avenul din Padirac”
  • Spanish: “Gouffre de Padirac”
  • Vietnamese: “Hang Padirac”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bouyrissac and Puy del Claux.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Tout simplement and Auberge du Gouffre.

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Worth a closer look: Cahors and Puy-l’Évêque.

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