🦇 Rouffignac Cave

France · Europe · 45.01°N, 0.99°E

The Rouffignac cave, in the French commune of Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac in the Dordogne département, contains over 250 engravings and cave paintings dating back to the Upper Paleolithic. In conjunction with other caves and abris of the Vézère valley, the Rouffignac cave was classified a Monument historique in 1957 and a World Heritage Site in 1979 by UNESCO as part of the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley.

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Country	France
Continent / region	Europe
Coordinates (approx.)	45.01°N, 0.99°E · view on map

Rouffignac Cave is located in France, in Europe.

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