Photos
No verified photographs of the cave entrance or interior have been added yet.
🏛️ DEPARTMENTLot (46)
📍 LOCATIONSauliac-sur-Célé
📌 CAVE GPS44°31′6.72″N 1°41′41.01″E ↗
🅿️ PARKING GPSNot confirmed
↕ MAX. DEPTHNot confirmed
↔ DEVELOPMENT815 m (historical)
🗺️ SURVEYView survey ↓
Character of Anglanat
Grotte-émergence d’Anglanat is a karst cave above the D41 road between Sauliac-sur-Célé and Cabrerets. It is thought to act as an overflow outlet for the nearby Fontaine d’Anglanat during floods. The cave entrance and the spring are distinct locations.
Historical descriptions refer to an initial “suspended river” of approximately 200 metres, with pools (gours), followed by several sumps and passages. The 1999 survey shows sumps S1–S10. The survey records 815 metres of passage, including 370 metres submerged; these are historical exploration figures, not current dive-route specifications.
⚠ Safety warning
At low water, high CO₂ concentrations were reported inside the cave, except beyond sump S10. At flood levels, water can surge through the cave and discharge at the entrance. Narrow passages, sediment and changing conditions add further risks. Do not use historical survey data as an operational dive plan.
Photos & videos
Videos
No verified video is available yet.
Topography
Historical survey of Grotte-émergence d’Anglanat, showing sumps S1–S10, dry galleries and the suspended river. Click the image to enlarge.
Survey attribution is reproduced from the supplied historical image. Publication or redistribution rights have not been independently verified.
Location & practical information
🗺️ Location
Sauliac-sur-Célé, France
📍 Open in Google Maps →GPS: 44.518533, 1.694726 — provisional cave entrance; Fontaine d’Anglanat is a separate unverified location.
ℹ️ Practical information
ParkingNo verified parking location.
Walking distanceNot confirmed; entrance historically about 7 m above the D41.
AccessHistoric access from the D41 near Chapelle Roc Troucat. Current permission unknown.
ConfigurationDry passages, constrictions and sumps S1–S10 (historical).
ImportantHigh CO₂ reported at low water; dangerous discharge during floods.
PermissionCurrent ownership and access rules not verified.
DPVNo verified recommendation.
Sources & attribution
- Spelunca n° 80 (2000), pp. 5–6 — J.-M. Lebel
- Historical description (F. Bossart, citing J.-M. Lebel) — Émergence d’Anglanat.doc
- Historical location sketch and cave survey (user-supplied images)
This page is based on historical documentation supplied by the site owner and the published survey. Present-day cave conditions, access rights and entrance position have not been independently confirmed.
