Caverne du Pont-d’Arc

The Caverne du Pont-d'Arc, Chauvet 2, is a replica of the Chauvet Cave in the commune of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, in the department of Ardèche and in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. Construction began in October 2012 and it was opened to the public in 2015.

Photo: Claude Valette, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Museum
Description: replica of the Chauvet Cave in France
Also known as: “Espace de restitution de la Grotte Chauvet” and “Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Chauvet Cave and Grotte de Louoï.

Chauvet Cave

Cave

Photo: Inocybe, Public domain.

The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave in the Ardèche department of southeastern France is a cave that contains some of the best-preserved figurative cave paintings in the world, as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. Chauvet Cave is situated 2½ km southwest of Caverne du Pont-d’Arc.

Grotte de Louoï

Cave

Grotte de Louoï

Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grotte de Louoï is a cave, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Caverne du Pont-d’Arc.

Grotte du Déroc

Cave

Grotte du Déroc

Photo: JYB Devot, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Grotte du Déroc is a cave, which is situated 1½ km southwest of Caverne du Pont-d’Arc.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pont d’Arc and Salavas.

Pont d’Arc

Locality

Photo: Superjuju10, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Pont d'Arc is a large natural bridge, located in the Ardèche département in the south of France, 5 km from the town of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc. This site is a popular destination in the Gorges de l'Ardèche Natural Reserve, and has been classified as a protected natural site since January 24th 1931. Pont d’Arc is situated 3 km south of Caverne du Pont-d’Arc.

Salavas

Village

Photo: René Dinkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Salavas is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. Salavas is situated 4½ km west of Caverne du Pont-d’Arc.

Lagorce

Photo: Michael.joffre, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lagorce is a little village in a relatively large commune, near Vallon Pont d'Arc in the Ardèche département, in the south of France.

Caverne du Pont-d’Arc

Categories: art gallery, replica of a cave, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, Arrondissement of Largentière, Ardèche and Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude

44.40613° or 44° 24′ 22″ north

Longitude

4.42956° or 4° 25′ 46″ east

Inception

April 10th, 2015

Wheelchair access

yes

Open location code

8FP6CC4H+FR

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Luxembourgish—“Caverne du Pont-d’Arc” goes by many names.

Arabic: “كهف بون دارك”
Basque: “Chauvet 2”
Catalan: “Caverna del Pont-d’Arc”
Catalan: “Gruta Chauvet 2 - Ardèche”
Egyptian Arabic: “كافيرن دو بونت دارك”
French: “caverne du Pont-d’Arc”
French: “grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche”
French: “Grotte Chauvet 2 - Ardèche”
German: “Caverne du Pont-d’Arc”
German: “Grotte Chauvet 2 Ardèche”
German: “Höhlennachbildung von Pont-d’Arc”
Hungarian: “A Chauvet-barlang másolata”
Luxembourgish: “Hiel vum Pont-d’Arc”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Galerie de l’Aurignacien and Lieu des Animations.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Pôle Pédagogique and Salle de l’Ours.

Ardèche and Drôme: Must-Visit Destinations

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