Caves and shafts in Cerdanya

Cerdanya is known above all for its plain of glacial origin, the largest inhabited plateau in the Catalan Pyrenees, but it is in the foothills surrounding it —especially towards the southern slope of the Cadí, shared with Berguedà and Alt Urgell— where the county’s cataloged caves and potholes are concentrated.

The catalogue includes 101 cavitats (84 coves i 17 avencs) in Cerdanya, concentrated in Bellver de Cerdanya, Urús and Isòvol. Cova de la Fou de Bor, amb 4246 m de recorregut.

The surveyed length of the caves with this data ranges from 3 to 4246 metres. The depth ranges from 1 to 206 metres. You can check the full entry for location, access and, where available, photographs and survey maps. The whole set of caves on this page can also be downloaded as CSV or JSON.

Cerdanya has an area of 547 km², located mostly in el Pirineu Axial. This means an approximate density of 18.5 catalogued caves per 100 km².

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