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The Top 11 Caves in Aveyron

Looking to visit a cave in Aveyron on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Aveyron’s 11

best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.

Last updated: November 4, 2025

Saint-Marcellin

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Built on the side of a cliff in a natural cirque, Saint-Marcellin, like Églazines, is a magnificent and emblematic site where humans have always adapted to nature to build their …

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Abri des Usclades

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Cave occupied for more than 10,000 years. Traces of occupation dating back to -9500 years BC have indeed been found up to the remains of an old sheepfold occupied until the 19th century.

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Usclades Shelter No. 2 (Witch's Cave)

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Like its sister, this cave was occupied from the Mesolithic. A limestone plaque was found there by archaeologists, suggesting a religious significance.

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Paillasses Cave

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La Grotte des Paillasses, a converted balm (cave) from which a spring springs, is an ideal place to take a cool break.

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Grotte du Loup

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The Grotte du Loup, also known as the Saut du Loup, is a small cavity in an organ rock structure. Medieval legends say that a Cerberus lived there and protected pilgrims from brigands.

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Baume du Boffi

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La Baume du Boffi is one of the most impressive balms overlooking the Dourbie valley. Like many others, it was once converted into a sheepfold (jasse).

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Grotte des Résistants

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The cave of the Resistance fighters, or cave of the Maquisards, was formerly called the Baoumasse and served as a summer sheepfold.

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Baume du Figuier

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Balms are cavities open to the outside and more or less deep. They have been frequented since the dawn of time, first by wild animals then prehistoric men, followed by …

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Troglodyte dwelling

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Impressive cave which extends over three floors. Populated since the Neolithic period, tools, pottery and bones dating from the Bronze Age have also been found there.

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Aven de Puech Nègre

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Unlike caves or balms, a cave is only accessible to speleologists via a well opening in the ground. So be careful.

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