Vézère Valley Prehistoric Sites
Also known as Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley, Grottes ornees de la vallee de la Vezere, Grottes ornées de la vallée de la vézère, Grottes ornées de la vallée de la Vézère, Grottes Ornées De La Vallée De La Vézère, Sites préhistoriques de la vallée de la Vézère
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii).
Region
Europe and North America
France
Inscribed
1979
List reference
85
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Vézère Valley Prehistoric Sites is about 30 km west of Brive. The nearest other World Heritage site is Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion, about 80 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Brive · about 55,000 peopleabout 30 km east
- Limoges · about 152,000 peopleabout 85 km north
- Agen · about 58,000 peopleabout 100 km south-west
- Bordeaux · about 803,000 peopleabout 140 km west
- Toulouse · about 847,000 peopleabout 160 km south
- Clermont-Ferrand · about 233,000 peopleabout 170 km north-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
FranceCultural82 km away
FranceCultural139 km away
FranceCultural147 km away
FranceCultural149 km away
FranceCultural162 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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