Aven de l’Épave

Aven de l’Épave is a sinkhole in Gourdon, Arrondissement of Grasse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Aven de l’Épave is situated nearby to the cave Aven du Menhir, as well as near the pitch L’Embarnier 2.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Col de l’Écre and Église Saint-Vincent de Gourdon.

Col de l’Écre

Mountain saddle

Photo: Harald Hetzner, CC0.

Col de l’Écre is a mountain saddle.

Église Saint-Vincent de Gourdon

Church

Photo: MOSSOT, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Église Saint-Vincent de Gourdon is a church, which is situated 3 km east of Aven de l’Épave.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caussols and Le Bar-sur-Loup.

Caussols

Village

Photo: Jpchevreau, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Caussols is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France. It is known for the CERGA Observatory on the Calern plateau. Caussols is situated 4 km northwest of Aven de l’Épave.

Le Bar-sur-Loup is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Originally known simply as Le Bar, the commune was renamed Le Bar-sur-Loup by a decree dated 27 March 1961 published in the Journal officiel on 1 April, with effect from 2 April 1961. Le Bar-sur-Loup is situated 4½ km southeast of Aven de l’Épave.

Châteauneuf-Grasse

Village

Photo: Ariadacapo, CC BY 4.0.

Châteauneuf-Grasse, alternatively known as names are Châteauneuf de Grasse or simply Châteauneuf, is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southeastern France. Châteauneuf-Grasse is situated 6 km southeast of Aven de l’Épave.

Aven de l’Épave

Type: Sinkhole
Category: landform
Location: Gourdon, Arrondissement of Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude

43.72051° or 43° 43′ 14″ north

Longitude

6.93909° or 6° 56′ 21″ east

Open location code

8FM8PWCQ+6J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4894988134

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=sinkhole

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Aven du Menhir and L’Embarnier 2.

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