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Prefectures in France
- NîmesThe limestone monolith known as the menhir of Courbessac stands in a field near the aerodrome. This structure rises over two metres and dates to…
- NiceThe Terra Amata archaeological site near Nice displays evidence of early human use of fire dating back 380,000 years. Homo erectus settlements in the area…
- LyonIn 43 BC, the Roman Senate ordered the creation of a settlement for refugees expelled from Vienne. These displaced people encamped at the confluence of the…
- GrenobleIn 43 BC, a small village of the Allobroges Gallic tribe stood near a bridge across the Isère river. This settlement was known as Cularo.
- StrasbourgThe name Strasbourg emerged from a linguistic collision between Celtic and Germanic roots. Before the fifth century, Roman milestones recorded the settlement…
- Valence, DrômeIn August 121 BC, the army of Quintus Fabius Maximus crushed the Allobroges tribe at the Battle of the Isère River. This military victory marked the…
- AjaccioThe name Ajaccio remains a puzzle for historians and linguists. Ancient texts offer conflicting clues about its true origin.
- BourgesIn 52 BC, the sixth year of the Gallic Wars, a Gaulish town named Avaricum stood on the banks of the Yèvre river. The inhabitants convinced their council to…
- ToulonArchaeological excavations at the Cosquer Cave near Marseille reveal that the coast of Provence was inhabited since at least the Paleolithic era.
- ParisJulius Caesar first mentioned the ancient oppidum that corresponds to modern Paris in the mid-1st century BC as Lutetia Parisiorum.