🏛️ Cenabum-Agedincum
Gallo-Roman settlement ruins in the Loire Valley
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Orléans, Loiret department, France (47.911171, 1.953607)
- Roman period: 1st–4th centuries CE
- Archaeological significance: Major Gallo-Roman trading post on the Loire River
- Current status: Fragmentary remains; archaeological site with museum context
Cenabum-Agedincum was a significant Gallo-Roman settlement located on the Loire River in what is now Orléans. The site served as a trading hub and administrative centre during the Roman occupation of Gaul, with occupation spanning from the 1st century CE through the late Roman period. Archaeological work has revealed evidence of substantial urban infrastructure, though visible remains are limited to excavated foundations, fragments, and artefactual deposits ...