The Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave 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 Paleolithic life. It is located near the commune of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc on a limestone cliff above the former bed of the river Ardèche, in the Gorges de l'Ardèche.
Chauvet Cave
Replica of paintings in the Chauvet Cave
Image of steppe wisent (Bison priscus). Paintings in the Chauvet Cave on post stamp of Romania 2001
Replica of painting of lions
Ardèche is a department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Southeastern France. It is named after the river Ardèche and had a population of 328,278 as of 2019. Its prefecture is in Privas, but its largest city is Annonay.
Ardèche
The Aven d'Orgnac is one of Ardèche's many protected caves.
Balazuc (Latin: Baladunum) was founded circa 3000 BCE
The construction of the Château d'Aubenas began in the 12th century.