Abri du Poisson
Abri du Poisson is a cave in Les Eyzies, Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Abri du Poisson is situated nearby to the cave Grotte de l’Oreille d’Enfer, as well as near Grotte du Grand Roc.- Type: Cave
- Description: cave with prehistoric art
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Laugerie-Basse and Cro-Magnon rock shelter.
Laugerie-Basse
Cave
Photo: Croucrou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Laugerie-Basse is an important Upper Paleolithic archaeological site within the territory of the French commune Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil in Dordogne. Laugerie-Basse is situated 510 metres north of Abri du Poisson.
Cro-Magnon rock shelter
Archaeological site
Photo: 120, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cro-Magnon is an Aurignacian site, located in a rock shelter in the commune of Les Eyzies, Dordogne, southwestern France. Most notably, it is the site of the discovery of anatomically modern human remains, apparently buried at the site, dated to about 28,000 years ago. Cro-Magnon rock shelter is situated 1 km southeast of Abri du Poisson.
Les Eyzies station
Railway station
Photo: Pymouss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Les Eyzies is a railway station in Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. The station is located on the Niversac - Agen railway line. The station is served by TER services operated by SNCF. Les Eyzies station is situated 1 km east of Abri du Poisson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sireuil and Le Bugue.
Sireuil
Village
Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sireuil is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Abri du Poisson.
Le Bugue
Town
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Le Bugue is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Le Bugue is situated 6 km southwest of Abri du Poisson.
Fleurac
Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fleurac is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Fleurac is situated 7 km north of Abri du Poisson.
Abri du Poisson
Latitude
44.94394° or 44° 56′ 38″ northLongitude
0.99859° or 0° 59′ 55″ eastOpen location code
8FP2WXVX+HCOpenStreetMap ID
node 3182744361OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q480763
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Abri du Poisson” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Abric del Peix”
- Dutch: “Abri du Poisson”
- French: “abri du Poisson”
- French: “Abri du Poisson”
- German: “Abri du Poisson”
- German: “Fisch-Abri”
- Hungarian: “Abri du Poisson”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Abri du Poisson”
- Norwegian: “Abri du Poisson”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Abric del Peis”
- Russian: “Абри-дю-Пуассон”
- Spanish: “Abri du poisson”
- Spanish: “Abri du Poisson”
- Spanish: “Abrigo del pez”
- Spanish: “Abrigo del Pez”
- Turkish: “Abri du Poisson”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grotte de l’Oreille d’Enfer and Grotte du Grand Roc.
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