🏛️ Noviomagus-Caen
Gallo-Roman settlement remains in Normandy
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Caen, Calvados department, Normandy, France
- Period: 1st–3rd centuries CE (Gallo-Roman)
- Status: Archaeological site; remains integrated into urban landscape
- Name origin: Latin *novus magus* (new market)
Noviomagus was a significant Gallo-Roman settlement established in the 1st century CE in what is now Caen, Normandy. The site served as a market town and administrative centre during the Roman occupation of Gaul. Excavations and archaeological surveys have revealed traces of occupation, though surface remains are limited due to centuries of urban development and reconstruction ...