Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
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Commune of Vallon-Pont-d'Arc |
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| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Ardèche |
| Arrondissement | Largentière |
| Canton | Vallon-Pont-d'Arc |
| Mayor | Pierre Peschier (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 60 m–434 m (avg. 118 m) |
| Land area¹ | 28.62 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
2,027 |
| - Density | 70/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 07330/ 07150 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is a commune in the Ardèche département in southern France,.
[edit] Sights
It features the Pont d'Arc, a limestone natural bridge carved out by the river Ardèche.
The castle has become the town hall and houses some priceless Aubusson tapestries.
Near this town, the Chauvet Cave, a network of caves, were discovered on January 18, 1995 that contained cave paintings and engravings that are estimated to be 30,000 to 32,000 years old.
[edit] Geography
Originally the 'Vallon-Pont-d'Arc would have been part of a large rocky area, where the Ardeche river flowed around as a meander, after hundreds and thousands years of erosion the river broke through causing an arc. the river now flows through this arc, and has done for thousands of years.
[edit] References
Based on the article in the French Wikipedia.
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