Grotte Sarrazine, Natural cave entrance in Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne, France.
The limestone cave entrance stands beneath a 100-meter-high and 30-meter-wide arcade at the base of a cliff face in the Doubs department.
Eugène Fournier investigated the cave in 1910, followed by extensive explorations in 1950 by the Paris Speleology Club, mapping new underground sections.
The painter Gustave Courbet captured the cave entrance in his 1864 artwork titled 'La Grotte Sarrazine près Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne'.
Visitors can access the cave through a hiking trail starting from the Lison spring parking area, crossing two footbridges over the Lison and Bief Sarrazin.
During flood events, the normally dry cave transforms into a powerful resurgence, discharging up to 16 cubic meters of water per second through the Bief Sarrazin stream.
Location: Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne
GPS coordinates: 46.96547,6.00778
Latest update: May 24, 2025 18:23
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