Historical place profile
Gallo-Roman vicus at Pierrefonds
An extensive (50+ hectares) ancient settlement located in the modern French commune of Pierrefonds, lying between Pierrefonds itself and Mont Berny to the northeast. Variously referred to in the modern literature as "Pierrefonds", "La Ville des Gaules", "Mont Berny", or "Saint-Étienne-Roilaye" (another nearby modern town), the ancient name of the vicus is unknown.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:109247
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:109247
- Place type
- settlement
- Coordinates
- 49.360467, 2.990047
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
An extensive (50+ hectares) ancient settlement located in the modern French commune of Pierrefonds, lying between Pierrefonds itself and Mont Berny to the northeast. Variously referred to in the modern literature as "Pierrefonds", "La Ville des Gaules", "Mont Berny", or "Saint-Étienne-Roilaye" (another nearby modern town), the ancient name of the vicus is unknown.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 11 D3 Pierrefonds
Source and reuse
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Research path
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