Skip to main content
Espeleoworld LogoEspeleoWorld

Exsurgence de Barras

Cavity on the causse de Viols reported by J-P. HOULEZ in 2001, consisting of a very narrow passage leading to a small chamber with a flooded joint.

Aniane 10m

EspeleoWorld

Exsurgence de Barras

Cavity on the causse de Viols reported by J-P. HOULEZ in 2001, consisting of a very narrow passage leading to a small chamber with a flooded joint.

Aniane

Length: 10 m

Updated record

https://espeleoworld.com/en/c/exsurgence-de-barras-aniane-herault

Information can change. Always verify coordinates, access, weather, and cave conditions before setting out.

Cavity on the causse de Viols reported by J-P. HOULEZ in 2001, consisting of a very narrow passage leading to a small chamber with a flooded joint.

Characteristics

  • Type: Spring
  • Municipality: Aniane
  • Length: 10 meters
  • Record updated:

Location

Vast funnel about ten metres RG from the rec de Gassac, 500 metres downstream of its ajustou with the rec de Valcrose.

Map

Entrances

Always verify coordinates and access conditions before setting out.

  1. Exsurgence de Barras

    43.667782, 3.597325
    Open in map Open in Google Maps
Download all entrances as GPX

Description

Morphology

Very narrow passage leading into a small chamber with a flooded joint.

Other details

Source: J-P. HOULEZ: 2001 - Grottes et avens du Pic Saint-Loup et du causse de Viols - Monographie 646p - p 26.

X: 701600 (WGS84 3.72882682)
Y: 3152750 (WGS84 43.76023054)
Coordinates checked: No
C.L. taken from EM map: Yes
Location checked: No
Description checked: No
Orifice cleared: Yes
Geology: E3-5c

User Comments (0)

No comments yet.

Be the first to share your experience!

Registered Explorations (0)

No explorations registered yet.

Register your visit to this cave!

Nearby caves

Source de l'Aven

0.5 km · SW

Aniane

Bauma de l'Arbocas

0.6 km · E

Aniane

12m
2m

Aven de Rouveyrolles

2.8 km · S

Gignac

50m
19m

Aven du Serre de Botis

3.0 km · N

Aniane

Contains information from Grottocenter (Wikicaves), grottocenter.org, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL 1.0, https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1-0/), modified. · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/970 · The derived data is available on request under the ODbL: [email protected] · data as of 2026 · Source: Grottocenter (Association Wikicaves), worldwide collaborative cave database (grottocenter.org), modified. CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Grottocenter (Wikicaves) · Text by BastienR (Bibliographie) · adapted by Espeleoworld (normalized, translated); the adaptation is licensed CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ · https://grottocenter.org/ui/entrances/970 · data as of 2026