Espeleobuceo en el Barrois
Surgencias arcillosas, a menudo turbias, en torno a Saint-Dizier y Bar-le-Duc: la poza del Rupt-du-Puits y, con una llave de la liga regional de espeleología, los sifones tras su pozo de sondeo; largos sifones de exploración como la Bezerne y la Fontaine de Laneuville; y, al sur de Joinville, la cristalina Dhuit.
9 puntos de buceo · hasta 20 m de profundidad
Por ahora, las descripciones de las cuevas están en inglés.
Lista completa: 9 puntos de buceo
| Punto de buceo | Profundidad máx. | Tipo | Certificación |
|---|---|---|---|
| Source Bleue (Villiers-sur-Marne) | 19 m | Sidemount | Full cave |
| Fontaine de la Bezerne | 20 m | Sidemount | Full cave |
| Fontaine de la Dhuit | 16 m | Sidemount | Full cave |
| Fontaine de Laneuville | 8 m | Sidemount | Full cave |
| Source des Clefmonts (Pont de la Grotte) | 3 m | Sidemount | Full cave |
| Grande Fontaine de Sommelonne (Trou Bleu) | 7 m | Botellas pequeñas / no-mount | Full cave |
| Réseau du Rupt-du-Puits – forage (siphons amont) | 6 m | Sidemount | Full cave |
| Fontaine Saint-Martin (Pas-Saint-Martin) | 7 m | Sidemount | Full cave |
| Vasque du Rupt-du-Puits | 11 m | Sidemount | Full cave |
Los requisitos de certificación, las configuraciones y las profundidades de trimix son estimaciones para la planificación. Compruébalos siempre sobre el terreno y bucea dentro de los límites de tu formación.
Información práctica: normas, carga de botellas y números de emergencia
Emergencias
- 112 (or 18); say it is a cave-diving accident and ask for the spéléo-secours (the SSF's departmental adviser). National SSF line: 0800 121 123. DAN Europe: +39 06 4211 5685.
- Hyperbaric chambers: CHU de Reims, Hôpital Maison Blanche, 45 rue Cognacq-Jay, 51092 Reims (~1 h 15 from Saint-Dizier): chamber +33 3 26 78 48 23; according to MedSubHyp (Aug 2024) only on working days 8:30–18:00, outside those hours advice from the on-call intensive-care doctor via the SAMU (15/112). 24/7: Hôpital de Hautepierre, Centre régional d'oxygénothérapie hyperbare, avenue Molière, 67200 Strasbourg (~3 h): chamber +33 3 88 12 79 17, out of hours via intensive care +33 3 88 12 79 01. Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré, 104 boulevard Raymond-Poincaré, 92380 Garches (~2 h 45): emergencies 24/7 +33 7 76 54 29 71. CHRU Jean Minjoz, 3 boulevard Fleming, 25000 Besançon (~2 h 45): +33 3 81 66 89 13, 24/7 on call.
Acceso y normas
- Access: there is no central scheme. Rupt-du-Puits: the borehole belongs to the ONF and is locked; the key is kept at the Maison lorraine de la spéléologie (MLS) in L'Isle-en-Rigault, for cavers licensed in a European federation, under a convention between the Ligue Grand Est de Spéléologie (LIGES, Maison régionale des sports, 13 rue Jean Moulin, 54510 Tomblaine) and the ONF. The Ligue also holds conventions for the Trois-Fontaines forest (Béva) and the underground quarries of Savonnières-en-Perthois. Source des Clefmonts: gate (as of 1993/2005). Source Bleue: private (hotel). No rules have been published for the other springs.
- Contacts: the springs are explored by local clubs, who also lay the lines; get in touch beforehand. Meuse: CDS 55 (cd.speleo.55@gmail.com) with the clubs GERSM (own cave-diving team, gersm@orange.fr), Los Fouyants (Bar-le-Duc) and Proteus (Beurey-sur-Saulx, clubproteus@gmail.com). Haute-Marne: the ASHM, the only caving club in the département (ashm52100@gmail.com). The Ligue has a cave-diving training commission.
- Licence and insurance: the FFS offers a temporary licence for foreign nationals: 30 days, €53 (2026 rate), insurance included. Apply with a separate form via ffspeleo.fr/adhesion (not through the online AVENS system), with a medical certificate; for cave diving it must be less than a year old. For one or three days there is also an FFS initiation insurance through a club, which also covers cave diving.
Gases y carga
- Gas: no public fill station with published nitrox, trimix or O₂ was found in the area. Bring your own gas, booster and CCR absorbent, or ask local diving clubs (e.g. Hippocampe Club Plongée 52 in Saint-Dizier, hippocampeclubplongee52@gmail.com) whether they can help.
Agua y temporada
- Water and season: 11.5 °C measured in the Rupt-du-Puits (1967; an older account gives 8 °C) and ~10 °C in a Haute-Marne spring (2023): drysuit. Visibility is usually poor because of clay (0–2 m), except in the Dhuit. The springs react strongly to rain (Rupt-du-Puits: ~11 l/s in June 2026, ~1,960 l/s in March 2026); plan after a dry spell. Dhuit: Vigicrues gauge at Saucourt, ideal 0.8–1.2 m.
Desplazamientos y alrededores
- Lodging: the MLS (17 rue Henri-Chevalier, 55000 L'Isle-en-Rigault, +33 3 29 71 30 12) is a gîte for cavers with meals, by appointment, ~5 km from the Rupt-du-Puits.
Día de descanso
- Non-diving day: the Beurey-sur-Saulx/Robert-Espagne karst trail (4 km, ~1.5 h, bring a torch) past the Rupt-du-Puits springs; dry caving in the underground quarries of Savonnières-en-Perthois (access via an online form from the GERSM).
Planifica un viaje de espeleobuceo en el Barrois
Indica las certificaciones, los gases y las configuraciones de tu equipo y descubre al instante qué cuevas encajan. Con tiempos en coche desde tu alojamiento, estaciones de carga y un instructor de IA que piensa contigo.
Compiled from public sources: plongeesout.ffspeleo.fr (FFS site sheets, mostly 1994–2007; Dhuit 2019), the GERSM and CDS 55, Wikipedia, grottomap (IKARE data), showcaves.com, Spéléo Club de Paris, ABIMES, the Maison lorraine de la spéléologie, the FFS, the Meuse département, JHM, Haute-Marne Attractivité, fontesdart.org, MedSubHyp and CDS 07 (September 2026). Much of the dive data is old or comes from a single exploration team. Pins from Wikipedia and grottomap or converted from plongeesout's Lambert coordinates; the Dhuit has no pin yet. ~ = estimate. Rules change — check locally.