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Roussillon and Aude · about 7 km from Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet

Las Doux de Soulatgé

  • Max depth10 m
  • CertificationFull cave
  • SpecialSidemount
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  • Fill stationCAP Port-Vendres (Centre d'Activité Plongée)~96 min drive (estimate)Air, nitrox 32/40/50, oxygen, trimix; up to 300 bar (surcharge above 230 bar); CCR fill packageRoute ↗
  • Fill stationCAP Port-Vendres (Centre d'Activité Plongée)~96 min drive (estimate)Air, nitrox 32/40/50, oxygen, trimix and CCR fills up to 300 bar (surcharge above 230 bar); custom blends too (O₂ and helium per m³)Route ↗
  • Fill stationPlongée Bleue (Banyuls-sur-Mer)~101 min drive (estimate)Air, nitrox (membrane) and oxygen (B50 cylinders, booster for CCR) up to 300 bar; trimix not listed — askRoute ↗
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The dive

The resurgence of the underground Verdouble, which flows through the Gourg de l'Antre further upstream. There are two 'voûtes mouillantes', where the roof almost touches the water.

Deadly air: measured oxygen 14.5–17% between S1 and S3 and 6.8% beyond S3. Do not breathe the cave air — stay on your own gas.
Source: plongeesout (FFS), Soulatgé (Las Doux) ↗
Profile and sections

The resurgence of the underground Verdouble, which flows through the Gourg de l'Antre further upstream. There are two 'voûtes mouillantes', where the roof almost touches the water. Visibility, temperature and current are not published.

Exploration went in stages: in 1970 20 m on breath-hold, in 1990 to 37 m in, in 1991–92 beyond S3 and in 2008 to S7.

Depth and profile
S1 125 m / -10 · S2 44 m / -3 (air bell) · S3bis 35 m / -3 · S4bis 5 m / -2 · S5 32 m / -3.5 · S6 15 m · S7 45 m / -10 (continues); 363 m of passage
Configuration
Sidemount with small cylinders; tight bedding planes, a 1.5 m-wide phreatic tube and a 3 m climb between the sumps.
DPV: Not DPV-suitable (estimate)
Short, tight sumps: no scooter (estimate).
Who can dive where
  • CaveAt least Full cave
  • Whole caveConfigurations: Sidemount / CCR / Small cylinders / no-mount (speleo sumps)
  • Whole caveGoes down to 10 m (trimix or deco may be needed) · doesn't decide who may dive
  • Whole caveExperienced divers only · doesn't decide who may dive
Dry sections / haulingExperienced diversDepends on water level or swellPermission needed

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How to get there

Upstream of the Gorges de Galamus, on the winding road from Cubières to Soulatgé, a track descends to the right to the water intake. The spring is a municipal water catchment; every dive needs permission (Soulatgé town hall).

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Around Las Doux de Soulatgé

Fills3 fill stations · nearest 64 km

  • CAP Port-Vendres (Centre d'Activité Plongée)

    ~96 min drive (estimate)

    Anse Gerbal (ancienne criée), 66660 Port-Vendres

    Air, nitrox 32/40/50, oxygen, trimix; up to 300 bar (surcharge above 230 bar); CCR fill package

    Not listed — ask

    Dive centre at Port-Vendres harbour (Côte Vermeille); also fills walk-in customers' cylinders. Far from Ganges (~2 h 45, estimate). Sofnolime: ask.

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  • CAP Port-Vendres (Centre d'Activité Plongée)

    ~96 min drive (estimate)

    Anse Gerbal (ancienne criée), 66660 Port-Vendres

    Air, nitrox 32/40/50, oxygen, trimix and CCR fills up to 300 bar (surcharge above 230 bar); custom blends too (O₂ and helium per m³)

    Not listed — ask

    Dive centre at Port-Vendres harbour (Côte Vermeille). Also fills cylinders for visitors who do not dive with the centre; CCR fill package for 1.5–3 l cylinders. Website prices include helium €90/m³ and O₂ €40/m³. ~1 h 20 from Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet and ~35 min from Perpignan (estimates). Sorb (sofnolime): ask.

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  • Plongée Bleue (Banyuls-sur-Mer)

    ~101 min drive (estimate)

    Port de plaisance, 10 quai George Petit, 66650 Banyuls-sur-Mer

    Air, nitrox (membrane) and oxygen (B50 cylinders, booster for CCR) up to 300 bar; trimix not listed — ask

    Not listed — ask

    Dive centre with two compressors (58 m³/h) and eight 80 l buffer tanks; runs rebreather courses. Whether walk-in fills for visitors are possible is not stated on the site — ask. ~1 h 30 from Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet (estimate).

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Certification requirements, configurations and trimix depths are estimates for planning. Always check them locally and dive within your training. Compiled from web research (the FFS plongeesout.ffspeleo.fr site pages per département and accident list, FFESSM Occitanie Pyrénées Méditerranée reports 2011–2026, Wikipedia, Grottomap, Made in Perpignan, Francis Le Guen's blog, club reports by the Entente Spéléologique du Roussillon and Les Trogloxènes, Agence de l'eau Rhône-Méditerranée, Côte Indigo, Spéléo Secours Français, Medsubhyp, sante.fr and dive-centre websites; Sept 2026). Pins from plongeesout (GPS, checked against converted Lambert coordinates) and Grottomap; ~ = estimate (drive times too). Most site data are old (1970–2008). Rules change — check locally.