Grotte de Villars
Grotte de Villars is a cave with prehistoric art. Since 1958 it has been a classé historic monument. Our list has 45 more places within 15 km; first among them is Château de Puyguilhem, at 3.7 km.
Attraction in Villars
One of the best-known places to visit in France
#660 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓
In Villars
Grotte de Villars is in the commune of Villars, with 5 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Classé historic monument
Protected as a historic monument since 1958 (Mérimée record PA00083067). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
Weather, month by month
Warmest in Villars are April to October, at 18–27°C.
Grotte de Villars
It is written up in 10 Wikipedias.
- Type
- Attraction
- Protection
- Classé historic monument · 1958
- Covered in
- 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Villars, Dordogne
- Official site
- grotte-villars.com
Know before you go
- EntryA fee is charged
Getting your bearings
Numbered points are the places near Grotte de Villars, which is in orange.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Villars. · commune boundary: IGN
The nearest towns to Grotte de Villars
Of these 4 towns, the largest is Brantôme en Périgord (3,763 people). Its home town tops the list; the rest follow by distance.
Villars
Thiviers
Nontron
Brantôme en Périgord
Compare the 4 towns
| Town | Where Grotte de Villars is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Villars | It’s in this commune | 470 |
| Thiviers | 11 km east of it | 2,876 |
| Nontron | 14 km northwest of it | 3,057 |
| Brantôme en Périgord | 14 km southwest of it | 3,763 |
Other places close by
Among the 45 within 15 km are 7 châteaux and an abbey.
Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Know before you visit Grotte de Villars
Where is Grotte de Villars?
Grotte de Villars is in Villars, in Dordogne (Nouvelle-Aquitaine).
What is Grotte de Villars?
Cave with prehistoric art in France.
Is Grotte de Villars a historic monument?
Yes: Classé historic monument, since 1958, Mérimée record PA00083067.
How well known is Grotte de Villars?
Grotte de Villars has 10 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #660 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Grotte de Villars?
April to October are the warmest months in Villars, with afternoon highs of 18–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Grotte de Villars?
Within 15 km: Château de Puyguilhem (3.7 km), Château de La Chapelle-Faucher (8.6 km), Château de Bruzac (6.9 km) and Château de la Renaudie (4.7 km).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.