Gournier Cave
The Gournier Cave is located near Choranche in the Vercors Massif in south-eastern France. The entrance is at an altitude of 572 m at the base of a cliff on the Presles plateau.Photo: Biboc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Choranche Cave and Église de l’Assomption-de-Notre-Dame de Choranche.
Choranche Cave
Photo: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr.
The cave of Choranche, also called cave of Coufin-Chevaline, is located in the department of Isère, near Choranche in the Vercors Regional Natural Park and in the Vercors Massif, France. Choranche Cave is situated 500 metres south of Gournier Cave.
Église de l’Assomption-de-Notre-Dame de Choranche
Church
Photo: Ahector1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église de l’Assomption-de-Notre-Dame de Choranche is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Gournier Cave.
Église Saint-Joachim-et-Sainte-Anne de Presles
Church
Photo: Ahector1, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Joachim-et-Sainte-Anne de Presles is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Gournier Cave.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Choranche and Châtelus.
Choranche
Village
Photo: Gachepi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Choranche is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Famous is Choranche Cave. The grottoes were discovered end the 19th Century and hide a unique sight of fine stalactites.
Châtelus
Village
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Châtelus is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Châtelus is situated 3 km southwest of Gournier Cave.
Saint-André-en-Royans
Village
Photo: Narepac, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-André-en-Royans is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France. Saint-André-en-Royans is situated 4½ km west of Gournier Cave.
Gournier Cave
- Type: Cave
- Description: cave in the Vercors, France
- Category: landform
- Location: Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.07683° or 45° 4′ 37″ northLongitude
5.39578° or 5° 23′ 45″ eastOpen location code
8FQ739GW+P8OpenStreetMap ID
node 3720325006OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q30740661
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Polish—“Gournier Cave” goes by many names.
- French: “grotte de Gournier”
- French: “Grotte de Gournier”
- Polish: “Gournier”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cascade de Gournier and Grotte de Coufin-Chevaline.
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