Paleontological site of Cerin
The paleontological site of Cerin is a fossil deposit of the Jura Mountains located in Cerin, a hamlet belonging to the commune of Marchamp in the department of Ain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Rock
- Description: paleontological site in France
- Also known as: “Carrière de Cerin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lac de Cerin and Église Saint-Maurice de Marchamp.
Lac de Cerin
Pond
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lac de Cerin is a pond, which is situated 670 metres southeast of Paleontological site of Cerin.
Église Saint-Maurice de Marchamp
Church
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Église Saint-Maurice de Marchamp is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Paleontological site of Cerin.
Église Saint-Laurent d’Innimont
Church
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
Église Saint-Laurent d’Innimont is a church, which is situated 1½ km east of Paleontological site of Cerin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cerin and Innimond.
Innimond
Village
Photo: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0.
Innimond is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.
Lompnas
Village
Photo: Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lompnas is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. Lompnas is situated 3½ km northwest of Paleontological site of Cerin.
Paleontological site of Cerin
- Categories: paleontological site and landform
- Location: Marchamp, Arrondissement of Belley, Ain, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.77971° or 45° 46′ 47″ northLongitude
5.55399° or 5° 33′ 14″ eastOpen location code
8FQ7QHH3+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 233271388OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockWikidata ID
Q3485458
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In Other Languages
“Paleontological site of Cerin” goes by many names.
- French: “site paléontologique de Cerin”
- French: “Site paléontologique de Cerin”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Musée paléoécologique de Cerin and Tourbière de Cerin.
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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 “Paleontological site of Cerin”. Photo: Inkey, CC BY-SA 3.0.