List of caves in France

The following article shows a List of caves in France:

Caves

• Aven Armand
• Bédeilhac cave
• Bétharram caves
• Bournillon cave, the highest cave opening in Europe.
• Bruniquel Cave, an archaeological site dated at 176,000 years with stalagmite rings constructed by Neanderthal men
• Cabrespine cave, near Carcassonne (city)
• Chauvet Cave, and its replica (for protection) Pont-d'Arc cave
• Choranche cave
• Les Combarelles cave
• Cosquer Cave, only sub-marine access), (its replica is in construction).
• Grotte des Demoiselles, near Nîmes
• Grotte des Fées cave
• Font-de-Gaume cave, near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
• Gabillou Cave,
• Gargas caves
• Gournier Cave
• Gouy Cave
• Grand Roc Cave, near Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil
• Lascaux Cave
• Lazaret Cave, near Nice (city)
• Lombrives caves, this cave network is one of the most extensive in Europe and has seven distinct levels
• La Mansonnière cave, one of the longest chalk caves
• Pech Merle cave
• Niaux cave
• Aven d'Orgnac
• Padirac Cave
• Savonnières caves
• St-Médard-de-Presque cave
• Rouffignac Cave
• La Salamandre cave, near Alès (city)
• La Verna cave, part of the Pierre-Saint-Martin cave system
• Villars Cave

Vertical Caves

• Gouffre Berger, the first cave explored to more than 1,000m depth
• Réseau du Clot d'Aspres the second 1,000m in Vercors
• Aven des Corneilles
• Gouffre Mirolda, in competition as the world's deepest cave
• Gouffre de la Pierre Saint-Martin
• Jean Bernard cave system, in competition as world's deepest cave

See also

• List of caves
• Speleology