Geri Community of Municipalites of Neste Barousse

Community of Municipalites of Neste Barousse / Communauté de communes Neste Barousse

Cultural Route
  • Prehistoric Rock Art Trails
Country
  • France
Member Category
  • Local Authority
  • Museum
  • Heritage Site
Member Status
Individual
Year of Accession to Membership
2010
Contact Details
Place de la Mairie
B.P. 13
FR-65150 Saint-Laurent-de-Neste

Tel: +33 (0)5 61 02 09 09
Website: n.d.
Email: communaute-de-communes[at]neste-barousse.fr

Grotte préhistorique de Gargas/Nestploria (Gargas Prehistoric Cave/Nestploria)
Route départementale 261
FR-65660 Aventignan

Tel: +33 (0)5 62 98 81 50
Website: www.grottesdegargas.fr
Email: gargas.nestploria[at]nestploria.fr
Contact Person
Nicolas FERRERR (Office de Tourisme Neste Barousse – Grottes préhistoriques de Gargas-Nestploria / Neste Barousse Tourist Office – Gargas-Nestploria Prehistoric Caves) / Yoan RUMEAU (Mayor, Municipality of Aventignan)
Main Town/Region
Saint-Laurent-de-Neste (Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie)
Site Town/Region
Aventignan (Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie)
Main GPS Location
43.077479, 0.482936
Site GPS Location
43.062391, 0.537814
UNESCO World Heritage List
N/D
European Heritage Label
N/D
Other Heritage Labels
N/D
Description
The Community of Municipalities of Neste Barousse (Hautes-Pyrénées, Occitanie). The community of municipality implies limited integration between member municipalities.
The Cave of Gargas contain a group of unique paintings consisting of over 200 stencilled handprints, many of which display incomplete fingers, and dated back to the Gravettian period (between 28,000 and 22,000 years ago). Nestploria is the interactive interpretation center of the Gargas Cave (www.prehistour.eu/carp-guide/gargas-cave-and-nestploria-visitor039s-centre).
The Municipality of Aventignan, part of the Community of Municipalities of Neste Barousse, is the owner of the Gargas Cave.
Logos/Pictures
Grotte préhistorique de Gargas Grotte préhistorique de Gargas

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