🏛️ Decetia-Augustodunum
Roman settlement ruins in central Burgundy
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Autun, Saône-et-Loire department, Burgundy, France
- Period: 1st–3rd centuries CE
- Status: Archaeological site with visible remains and ongoing excavation
- Access: Open-air site; parts integrated into modern town fabric
Decetia-Augustodunum was a Roman settlement established in the 1st century CE in what is now central Burgundy. The site represents an important example of Romano-Gallic urban development during the early Imperial period. Much of the original settlement lies beneath and adjacent to the modern town of Autun, with surviving archaeological remains indicating a settlement of modest but notable status within the regional network ...