The cave of Choranche, also called cave of Coufin-Chevaline, is located in the department of Isère, near Choranche in the Vercors Regional Natural Park and in the Vercors Massif, France.[1] Located at the edge of the massif, its road access is either via the A49 Grenoble - Valence motorway, or by a road entering the massif, near Grenoble.
The entrance to the cave is at the foot of the cliffss of Presles, forming a natural cirque[2] bordering the Coulmes plateau in the Bourne gorge.
In November 2014, the Choranche cave obtained the "Quality tourism" mark.[3]
^"Discover the site". caves-de-choranche.com (in French).[permanent dead link].
^"Choranche". parc-du-Vercors.fr (in French). 19 May 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on August 1, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017..
^"Coranche, high tourist quality". Spot Magazine, Grenoble edition (in French). No. 125. January 2015. p. 4. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
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