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Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is a village situated in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southern France.

It serves as a gateway to the Ardèche Gorges, a scenic canyon carved by the Ardèche River through a limestone plateau.

The village is named after the Pont d'Arc, a natural rock arch that offers breathtaking views of the surrounding gorges has been classified as a Great Site of France.

Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is also home to the Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, a decorated cave containing some of the earliest known prehistoric paintings in the world, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.