Grotte du Déroc
Grotte du Déroc is a cave in Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, Arrondissement of Largentière, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Grotte du Déroc is situated nearby to the cave Grotte de Chasserou, as well as near Grotte de Louoï.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in France
- Also known as: “Grotte du Déroc (entrée centrale)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Chauvet Cave and Grotte de Louoï.
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. Chauvet Cave is situated 1 km south of Grotte du Déroc.
Grotte de Louoï
Cave
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grotte de Louoï is a cave, which is situated 220 metres east of Grotte du Déroc.
Grotte de la Vacheresse
Cave
Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grotte de la Vacheresse is a cave, which is situated 1 km south of Grotte du Déroc.
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 3 km west of Grotte du Déroc.
Lagorce
Photo: Michael.joffre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lagorce is a little village in a relatively large commune, near Vallon Pont d'Arc in the Ardèche département, in the south of France.
Grotte du Déroc
- Categories: cave with prehistoric art and landform
- Location: Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, Arrondissement of Largentière, Ardèche and Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.39552° or 44° 23′ 44″ northLongitude
4.41592° or 4° 24′ 57″ eastOpen location code
8FP69CW8+69OpenStreetMap ID
node 2199519024OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q2403244
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In Other Languages
“Grotte du Déroc” goes by many names.
- French: “grotte du Déroc”
- French: “Grotte du Déroc”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grotte de Chasserou and Grotte du Déroc (entrée ouest).
Nearby Places
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