Forge des Eyzies
Forge des Eyzies is a building in Les Eyzies, Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Forge des Eyzies is situated nearby to the government office Communauté de Communes de la Vallée de l’Homme, as well as near the museum Pôle d’Interprétation de la Préhistoire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Font-de-Gaume and National Museum of Prehistory.
Font-de-Gaume
Cave
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Font-de-Gaume is a cave near Les Eyzies in the Dordogne department of south-west France. The cave contains prehistoric polychrome cave paintings and engravings dating to the Magdalenian period. Font-de-Gaume is situated 570 metres east of Forge des Eyzies.
National Museum of Prehistory
Museum
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The National Museum of Prehistory is a French institution founded in 1918 by Denis Peyrony in the commune of Les Eyzies-de-Tayac, in the Dordogne. Officially inaugurated on September 30, 1923, it is housed in what was formerly the Château de Tayac, purchased for this purpose by the State in 1913. National Museum of Prehistory is situated 670 metres west of Forge des Eyzies.
Cro-Magnon rock shelter
Archaeological site
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Cro-Magnon is an Aurignacian site, located in a rock shelter in the commune of Les Eyzies, Dordogne, southwestern France. Most notably, it is the site of the discovery of anatomically modern human remains, apparently buried at the site, dated to about 28,000 years ago. Cro-Magnon rock shelter is situated 1 km northwest of Forge des Eyzies.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sireuil and Peyzac-le-Moustier.
Sireuil
Village
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Sireuil is a village, which is situated 4 km east of Forge des Eyzies.
Peyzac-le-Moustier
Village
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Peyzac-le-Moustier is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is known for the nearby archeological site of Le Moustier, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Peyzac-le-Moustier is situated 7 km northeast of Forge des Eyzies.
Le Bugue
Village
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Le Bugue is a commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. Le Bugue is situated 8 km west of Forge des Eyzies.
Forge des Eyzies
- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Ancienne forge des Eyzies”
- Category: smithy
- Location: Les Eyzies, Arrondissement of Sarlat-la-Canéda, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.9369° or 44° 56′ 13″ northLongitude
1.02207° or 1° 1′ 19″ eastOpen location code
8FP3W2PC+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 479812813OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q22919740
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In Other Languages
“Forge des Eyzies” goes by many names.
- French: “forge des Eyzies”
- French: “Forge des Eyzies”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Communauté de Communes de la Vallée de l’Homme and Pôle d’Interprétation de la Préhistoire.
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