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Caves and potholes of Occitania

The catalogue of Occitania lists 9,718 caves, including 4,770 potholes and 4,703 caves.

9,718caves

Length adds each cave once (a system counts once), and depth is that of the deepest cave, canyons excluded. Without length data: 9,718. Without depth data: 9,718. Without known lithology: 9,718.

Map

Departments

Hérault

2,679 caves
960 caves · 1,675 shafts · 44 other cavities

Lot

1,225 caves
648 caves · 551 shafts · 26 other cavities

Hautes-Pyrénées

1,223 caves
675 caves · 471 shafts · 77 other cavities

Gard

959 caves
475 caves · 472 shafts · 12 other cavities

Aude

938 caves
597 caves · 328 shafts · 13 other cavities

Aveyron

938 caves
475 caves · 446 shafts · 17 other cavities

Ariège

505 caves
236 caves · 259 shafts · 10 other cavities

Haute-Garonne

323 caves
139 caves · 177 shafts · 7 other cavities

Pyrénées-Orientales

305 caves
128 caves · 176 shafts · 1 other cavity

Tarn

288 caves
182 caves · 92 shafts · 14 other cavities

Tarn-et-Garonne

246 caves
136 caves · 87 shafts · 23 other cavities

Gers

71 caves
38 caves · 32 shafts · 1 other cavity

Lozère

18 caves
14 caves · 4 shafts

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.