🏛️ Oppidum protohistorique et gallo-romain, dit Camp de César à Montrevault-sur-Èvre
Iron Age and Roman fortified settlement in western Gaul
📌 Fast Facts
- Type: Iron Age Celtic oppidum later refortified under Roman occupation
- Location: Pays de la Loire region, western France
- Key feature: Multi-phase ramparts and defensive ditches
- Occupation span: Nearly 1,000 years from Iron Age through Roman period
The Oppidum protohistorique et gallo-romain at Montrevault-sur-Èvre is a hilltop fortified settlement in western Gaul that documents successive military occupation by Celtic tribes and Roman forces across nearly a millennium. Originally established by Celtic communities during the Iron Age, the site was later reoccupied and refortified during Roman imperial expansion into the region. As of 2026, the visible earthworks—including layered ramparts and defensive ditches—remain accessible to ...