Jura
Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier
Pont-de-Poitte

Marmites de l’Ain

A giant's kettle, also known as either a giant's cauldron, moulin pothole, or glacial pothole, is a typically large and cylindrical pothole drilled in solid rock underlying a glacier either by water descending down a deep moulin or by gravel rotating in the bed of subglacial meltwater stream.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Église de Poitte and Musée des maquettes à nourrir et courir le monde.

Church
Photo: Pyrog, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church, which is situated 1¼ km south of Marmites de l’Ain.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 3 km east of Marmites de l’Ain.

Castle
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is a castle, which is situated 3 km east of Marmites de l’Ain.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Patornay and Mesnois.

Village
Photo: Sebleouf, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a commune in the department in in eastern .

Village
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is a commune in the department in in eastern .

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a commune in the department in in eastern . is situated 2½ km east of Marmites de l’Ain.

Marmites de l’Ain

Latitude
46.58534° or 46° 35′ 7″ north
Longitude
5.70051° or 5° 42′ 2″ east
Open location code
8FR7HPP2+46
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7339973721
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­rock
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
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Highlights include Petite salle and Foyer rural.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Marmites de l’Ain”. Photo: Beckstet, CC BY-SA 3.0.