Col de la Forestière · 363 m · 5.1 km SW

Occitania

Gorges de l'Ardèche

Floor46 m151 ft

Depth: 341 m
Rim: 399 m
Length: 35.9 km
Tonight: 5°CPartly cloudy · Wind 9 km/h W

Gorges de l'Ardèche is up to 341 m deep: the rim reaches 399 m and the floor 46 m, along 35.9 km.

All facts

Floor: 46 m

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Depth

Depth of Gorges de l'Ardèche

Up to 341 m deep (typically 201 m) along the 35.9 km in view.

Rim = the lower side's highest point within 6 km. Centreline follows the river (no mapped valley line).

3D map

Gorges de l'Ardèche 3D map

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Surface

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Gorges de l'Ardèche terrain and contours

25 m contours from the Copernicus GLO-30 terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.

Index contours every 125 mShowing west → east through the centre

Gorges de l'Ardèche elevation profile

West → east through the centre

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Weather

Gorges de l'Ardèche weather

Tonight · Partly cloudy · 5°C (41°F) · Wind 9 km/h W

Gorges de l'Ardèche forecast for about 399 m.

Tonight5°–9 km/h W
Today5°13°–10 km/h E
Sun5°14°–17 km/h N
Mon5°17°–10 km/h NW
Tue6°17°–8 km/h S
Wed8°17°–21 km/h N
Thu6°16°–12 km/h NE
Fri4°16°–3 km/h N
Sat6°16°–10 km/h NE
Sun6°17°–17 km/h N

Forecast data: MET Norway, CC BY 4.0; daily low and high, precipitation total and strongest wind from the hourly data, model run Oct 24, 01:17 UTC.

Camping & parking

Camping & parking near Gorges de l'Ardèche

Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Gorges de l'Ardèche, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.

Nearest parking
0.1 km S
+2 more within 1.2 km
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Nearest campsite
Bivouac de Gournier
0.6 km WSW · +2 more within 2.0 km
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Nearest caravan site
Aire de camping-cars Maison de la Lavande
4.7 km N · +1 more within 5.0 km
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All mapped places 8

Place	Distance
Parking	0.1 km S
Bivouac de GournierCampsite	0.6 km WSW
Parking	0.7 km SE
Parking	1.2 km NW
Camping Mille ÉtoilesCampsite	2.0 km WNW
Camping la Plage des TempliersCampsite	2.0 km E
Aire de camping-cars Maison de la LavandeCaravan site	4.7 km N
Aire de Orgnac l'AvenCaravan site	5.0 km SW

Slope

Share of the 16.4 × 16.4 km view by steepness, from the 30 m model.

Mostly gentle: 77% of the view is under 15°.

Gentle, 0–15°

76.6%

Moderate, 15–30°

18.8%

Steep, 30–45°

3.8%

Cliffs, 45° and over

0.8%

Steeper than 30°: 4.6% of the 269 km² view
Relief in view: 671 m low point 44 m

Land cover

ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.

Trees 75.5%Grassland 11.1%Shrubland 7.5%Cropland 3.3%Built-up 1.7%Water 0.8%

Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.

Wildlife

Wildlife seen nearby

Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 8.2 km; 1,602 species recorded in all.

Sightings per species 6

Scarce Swallowtail69
Eurasian Griffon65
Holm oak36
European Yellow-tailed Scorpion36
Common Wall Lizard34
Terebinth33

Where it sits

Where Gorges de l'Ardèche sits

Nearby

Nearby places

More 1

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Print & wall

JPGGorges de l'Ardèche satellite image (JPEG)Sentinel-2 true-colour image of the same area, taken 2026-08-19.

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Sources

Data sources

Terrain: Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Imagery: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-08-19)
Land cover: © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
Facts: Wikidata (CC0)
Wildlife: iNaturalist community observations, counts only
Panorama: Includes Copernicus WorldDEM-90 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. The European Union, ESA, DLR and Airbus incur no liability for any use of this data and do not endorse this service.
Forecast: Weather forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0)
Sources: Wikidata · Wikipedia

Gorges de l'Ardèche

West → east through the centre

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