Gouffre

Gouffre is a cave in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Arrondissement of Poitiers, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Gouffre is situated nearby to the beach Plage des naufragés, as well as near the disaster remains Sno’Boy.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Futuroscope and École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d’aérotechnique.

Futuroscope

Theme park

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Futuroscope, or Parc du Futuroscope, formerly known as Planète Futuroscope, is a French theme park based upon multimedia, cinematographic, and audiovisual techniques. Futuroscope is situated 370 metres northeast of Gouffre.

École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d’aérotechnique

University

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The École Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique is a grande école founded in 1948 and located near Poitiers, France. Graduates generally work as R&D engineers for corporations in the aerospace, transportation, capital goods, and energy industry. École nationale supérieure de mécanique et d’aérotechnique is situated 800 metres southwest of Gouffre.

Futuroscope station

Station

Futuroscope is a TGV railway station located near Poitiers, France. It is situated on the Paris–Bordeaux railway. It gives a direct access to the park Futuroscope. It opened on 28 May 2000. Futuroscope station is situated 1 km east of Gouffre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avanton and Migné-Auxances.

Avanton

Village

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Avanton is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. A Bronze Age golden hat was found near Avanton in 1844, see Avanton Gold Cone. It is on display in the National Museum of Archeology in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. Avanton is situated 5 km west of Gouffre.

Migné-Auxances

Village

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Migné-Auxances is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. Migné-Auxances is situated 6 km southwest of Gouffre.