Hérault and Gard · about 12 km from Saint-Martin-de-Londres
Foux de la Buèges (Font du Méjanel)
Closed to divers
Diving banned by municipal order of 23 September 2002; the entrance has been filled in again.
- Max depth111 m
- CertificationFull cave
- SpecialSidemount
Diving and fills
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Fills nearby
- Fill stationLa Palanquée New'sNitrox and oxygen per a 2018 forum post; trimix and pressure: askRoute ↗
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The dive
A spring with ~120 l/s at low water, fed from beneath the Larzac. The entrance was dug open in 1994; at the municipality's request the entrance restriction has been filled in again.
Profile and sections
A spring with ~120 l/s at low water, fed from beneath the Larzac.
The entrance was dug open in 1994; at the municipality's request the entrance restriction has been filled in again.
- Depth and profile
- Fracture almost vertical to -50 m, steps to -68 m, cobble-floored passage to -76 m, narrow fracture to -111 m (1995); 190 m of passage
- Configuration
- Not applicable: banned. Passages 1–2 m wide with tight restrictions.
- DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
- Not applicable: closed and narrow.
Who can dive where
- At least Full cave
- Configurations: Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
- Goes down to 111 m (trimix or deco may be needed)
- Experienced divers only
This is how the planner decides who in your team may dive this cave. Rules your own trip adds (organizer, a mail, the AI) show with your trip.
How to get there
On the D122, 250 m past the hamlet of Méjanel (from Saint-Jean-de-Buèges); parking and a small lane to the blue spring pool. Diving banned.
Around Foux de la Buèges (Font du Méjanel)
Fills1 fill station · 42 km
La Palanquée New's
Boulevard Frédéric Fabrèges, 34250 Palavas-les-Flots
Nitrox and oxygen per a 2018 forum post; trimix and pressure: ask
Mon–Fri 9:00–19:00, Sat 9:30–12:30 and 13:30–19:00, closed Sun (2026)
Large dive shop on the coast near Montpellier (~1 h from Ganges, estimate). Its own site does not mention fills: call ahead. In 2018 a local diver called it the only place around Montpellier for nitrox and O₂.
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