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Caves and potholes of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The catalogue of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes lists 4,391 caves, including 1,527 potholes and 2,571 caves.

4,391caves

Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 4,391. Without depth data: 4,391. Without known lithology: 4,391.

Map

Departments

Ain

1,350 caves
837 caves · 389 shafts · 124 other cavities

Drôme

1,197 caves
563 caves · 533 shafts · 101 other cavities

Ardèche

921 caves
588 caves · 301 shafts · 32 other cavities

Savoie

333 caves
199 caves · 118 shafts · 16 other cavities

Isère

241 caves
105 caves · 131 shafts · 5 other cavities

Haute-Savoie

194 caves
151 caves · 39 shafts · 4 other cavities

Rhône

56 caves
48 caves · 8 shafts

Cantal

30 caves
21 caves · 1 shaft · 8 other cavities

Loire

13 caves
10 caves · 3 other cavities

The figures of these places do not add up to the total: a cave can be in more than one place, or in none when its location has no lower level.