Grotte du Bison
Grotte du Bison is a cave in Arcy-sur-Cure, Arrondissement of Avallon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Grotte du Bison is situated nearby to the cave Grotte du Renne, as well as near Grotte de l’Ours.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grotte du Renne and Grotte des Fées.
Grotte du Renne
Cave
Photo: Pueblopassingby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grotte du Renne is one of the many caves at Arcy-sur-Cure in France, an archaeological site of the Middle/Upper Paleolithic period in the Yonne departement, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Grotte des Fées
Cave
Photo: Pueblopassingby, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grotte des Fées is a cave, which is situated 120 metres southwest of Grotte du Bison.
Manoir du Chastenay
Castle
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arcy-sur-Cure and Bessy-sur-Cure.
Arcy-sur-Cure
Village
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Arcy-sur-Cure is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. The caves of Arcy-sur-Cure, just south of the commune, hold the second-oldest cave paintings known, after those of Chauvet Cave.
Bessy-sur-Cure
Village
Bessy-sur-Cure is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. Bessy-sur-Cure is situated 4 km northwest of Grotte du Bison.
Lucy-sur-Cure
Village
Grotte du Bison
- Type: Cave
- Categories: cave with prehistoric art and landform
- Location: Arcy-sur-Cure, Arrondissement of Avallon, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.59084° or 47° 35′ 27″ northLongitude
3.76277° or 3° 45′ 46″ eastElevation
130 metres (427 feet)Open location code
8FV5HQR7+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 9533534705OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entranceWikidata ID
Q55597137
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Grotte du Bison” goes by many names.
- French: “grotte du Bison”
- French: “Grotte du Bison”
- German: “Grotte du Bison”
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