Orgnac-l'Aven
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Orgnac-l'Aven is a commune
in the Ardèche
department in southern France
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The Aven d'Orgnac
cave is located near the village.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Ardèche
Ardèche
Ardèche is a department in south-central France named after the Ardèche River.- History :The area has been inhabited by humans at least since the Upper Paleolithic, as attested by the famous cave paintings at Chauvet Pont d'Arc. The plateau of the Ardeche River has extensive standing stones ,...
department in southern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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The Aven d'Orgnac
Aven d'Orgnac
Aven d'Orgnac is a cave located near Orgnac-l'Aven, in the Ardèche département.Discovered in 1935 by Robert de Joly and open to the public since 1939, it is one of the most visited places in that area....
cave is located near the village.