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List of caves This is a list of caves of the world that have articles or that are properly cited. They are sorted by continent and then country. Caves which are in overseas territories on a different continent than the home country are sorted by the territory' ...
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Caves

* Bédeilhac cave * Bétharram caves * Bournillon cave, the highest cave opening in Europe. Part of the Vercors Cave System *
Bruniquel Cave Bruniquel Cave is an archeological site near Bruniquel, in an area that has many paleolithic sites, east of Montauban in southwestern France. Annular (ring) and accumulation (pile) structures made of broken stalagmites have been found 336 metre ...
, an archaeological site dated at 176,000 years with stalagmite rings constructed by Neanderthal men * , near Carcassonne (city) *
Chauvet Cave The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave (french: Grotte Chauvet-Pont d'Arc, ) 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 Pale ...
, and its replica (for protection) Pont-d'Arc cave *
Cosquer Cave The Cosquer Cave is located in the ''Calanque de Morgiou'' in Marseille, France, near Cap Morgiou. The entrance to the cave is located underwater, due to the Holocene sea level rise. The cave contains various prehistoric rock art engravings. Its ...
, only sub-marine access), (its replica is in construction). * Font-de-Gaume cave, near
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (; oc, Las Aisiás de Taiac e Siruèlh) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Les Eyzies.Gargas caves * , near
Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil Les Eyzies-de-Tayac-Sireuil (; oc, Las Aisiás de Taiac e Siruèlh) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Les Eyzies.Savonnières caves * St-Médard-de-Presque cave * Grotte des Demoiselles, near Nîmes * , near Nice (city) * Jean Bernard cave system, in competition as world's deepest cave * Grotte des Fées cave *
La Mansonnière cave La Mansonnière cave is a chalk cave in Rémalard en Perche in northern France. It was discovered in 1977. Discovery La Mansonnière cave was discovered by the Speleo Club du Rond Point de L'Aigle (SCRPLA) in 1977. The discovery was published in t ...
, one of the longest chalk caves * , near Alès (city) *
La Verna cave La Verna is a show cave in the commune of Sainte-Engrâce in the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques in France. of mined tunnel leads into the Salle de la Verna, the largest chamber in a show cave in the world. It has a diameter of , a height o ...
, part of the *
Lascaux Cave Lascaux ( , ; french: Grotte de Lascaux , "Lascaux Cave") is a network of caves near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne in southwestern France. Over 600 parietal wall paintings cover the interior walls and ceilings of ...
* Les Combarelles cave * Lombrives caves, this cave network is one of the most extensive in
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and has seven distinct levels * Niaux cave * Pech Merle cave *
Rouffignac Cave The Rouffignac cave, in the French commune of Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac in the Dordogne département, contains over 250 engravings and cave paintings dating back to the Upper Paleolithic. In conjunction with other caves and abris of th ...
* Villars Cave


Pit Caves

* Armand pit cave * Berger pit cave, the first cave explored to more than 1,000m depth * Les Corneilles pit cave * Mirolda pit cave, in competition as the world's deepest cave * Orgnac pit cave * Padirac pit cave


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List of caves This is a list of caves of the world that have articles or that are properly cited. They are sorted by continent and then country. Caves which are in overseas territories on a different continent than the home country are sorted by the territory' ...
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Speleology Speleology is the scientific study of caves and other karst features, as well as their make-up, structure, physical properties, history, life forms, and the processes by which they form ( speleogenesis) and change over time (speleomorphology) ...
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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...
Caves A cave or cavern is a natural void in the ground, specifically a space large enough for a human to enter. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. The word ''cave'' can refer to smaller openings such as sea ...