Grotte de la Bouna

Grotte de la Bouna is a cave in Léaz, Arrondissement of Gex, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Grotte de la Bouna is situated nearby to the museum Fort l’Écluse, as well as near Fort supérieur.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort l’Écluse and Carnot bridge.

Fort l’Écluse

Museum

Photo: Yann, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fort l'Écluse, or the Fort de l'Écluse, is a military fort in Léaz, Ain, close to Collonges in Eastern France. It commands the Rhône Valley as a natural entrance into France from Switzerland between the Vuache and the Jura Mountains. Fort l’Écluse is situated 140 metres west of Grotte de la Bouna.

Carnot bridge

Bridge

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Carnot bridge is situated 770 metres east of Grotte de la Bouna.

Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station

Photo: Oldboltonian, CC0.

Collonges – Fort l'Écluse station is a disused station near the small town of Collonges and the Fort l'Écluse, in the Ain department, eastern France. It is situated on the Bellegarde-Geneva section of the Lyon—Geneva railway at the junction with the Divonne branch line. Collonges – Fort l’Écluse station is situated 1½ km northeast of Grotte de la Bouna.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chevrier and Arcine.

Chevrier

Village

Photo: Duret74, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Chevrier is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.

Arcine

Village

Photo: Fmaurice74, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Arcine is a village, which is situated 4 km south of Grotte de la Bouna.

Lancrans

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

Lancrans is a former commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of Valserhône. In 1858, Vanchy and Confort separated from Lancrans to form new communes. Lancrans is situated 5 km west of Grotte de la Bouna.

Grotte de la Bouna

Type: Cave
Category: landform
Location: Léaz, Arrondissement of Gex, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

46.12024° or 46° 7′ 13″ north

Longitude

5.89439° or 5° 53′ 40″ east

Open location code

8FR74VCV+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4892579796

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=cave_entrance

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort L’Ecluse Aventure and Fort supérieur.

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