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Caves and potholes of Bouches-du-Rhône

The catalogue of Bouches-du-Rhône lists 776 caves, including 281 potholes and 424 caves.

776caves

Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 776. Without depth data: 776. Without known lithology: 776.

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Municipalities

Marseille

223 caves
151 caves · 62 shafts · 10 other cavities

Cuges-les-Pins

46 caves
10 caves · 34 shafts · 2 other cavities

Auriol

44 caves
23 caves · 18 shafts · 3 other cavities

Gémenos

41 caves
9 caves · 31 shafts · 1 other cavity

Cassis

37 caves
9 caves · 26 shafts · 2 other cavities

La Ciotat

30 caves
24 caves · 4 shafts · 2 other cavities

Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

26 caves
22 caves · 2 shafts · 2 other cavities

Le Rove

25 caves
12 caves · 2 shafts · 11 other cavities

Roquevaire

20 caves
9 caves · 4 shafts · 7 other cavities

Châteauneuf-les-Martigues

17 caves
11 caves · 2 shafts · 4 other cavities

Allauch

13 caves
9 caves · 4 shafts

Ensuès-la-Redonne

12 caves
7 caves · 5 other cavities

Aubagne

10 caves
4 caves · 6 shafts

Mimet

10 caves
6 caves · 4 shafts

Ceyreste

9 caves
2 caves · 7 shafts

Martigues

7 caves
3 caves · 2 shafts · 2 other cavities

Jouques

5 caves
4 caves · 1 other cavity

Aix-en-Provence

4 caves
2 caves · 1 shaft · 1 other cavity

Istres

4 caves
2 caves · 2 other cavities

Orgon

4 caves
3 caves · 1 other cavity

Simiane-Collongue

4 caves
1 cave · 2 shafts · 1 other cavity

Trets

4 caves
2 caves · 2 shafts

Cabriès

3 caves
2 caves · 1 other cavity

Grans

3 caves
1 cave · 2 other cavities

Peypin

3 caves
1 cave · 2 shafts

Saint-Chamas

3 caves
No published measurements

Châteaurenard

2 caves
1 cave · 1 other cavity

Fos-sur-Mer

2 caves
No published measurements

Marignane

1 cave
No published measurements

Ventabren

1 cave
No published measurements

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.