Bibracte
Bibracte, a Gallic oppidum, was the capital of the Aedui and one of the most important hillforts in Gaul. It was located near modern Autun in Burgundy, France.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: oppidum
- Also known as: “Bibracte (zaniklé město)”, “Bibracte, Mont-Beuvray. Oppidum de Bibracte”, and “Mont Begvray”
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mont Beuvray and Chapelle Saint-Martin du Beuvray.
Chapelle Saint-Martin du Beuvray
Church
Photo: Fanfwah, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Saint-Martin du Beuvray is a church, which is situated 560 metres south of Bibracte.
Bibracte museum
Museum
Photo: FrDr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bibracte museum is situated 1 km northeast of Bibracte.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Prix and Larochemillay.
Saint-Prix
Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Saint-Prix is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Saint-Prix is situated 4½ km northeast of Bibracte.
Larochemillay
Village
Photo: Havang(nl), CC BY-SA 3.0.
Larochemillay is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Larochemillay is situated 6 km southwest of Bibracte.
Villapourçon
Village
Photo: Aiglon78700, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Villapourçon is a commune in the Nièvre department in central France. Villapourçon is situated 6 km northwest of Bibracte.
Bibracte
- Categories: oppidum, archaeological site, museum, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Glux-en-Glenne, Arrondissement of Château-Chinon, Nièvre, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France, Europe
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Latitude
46.92609° or 46° 55′ 34″ northLongitude
4.03625° or 4° 2′ 11″ eastElevation
770 metres (2,526 feet)Open location code
8FR6W2GP+CGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1306295661OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limited
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Bibracte” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bibracte”
- Belarusian: “Бібракта”
- Breton: “Bibracte”
- Bulgarian: “Бибракта”
- Bulgarian: “Бибракте”
- Catalan: “Bibracte”
- Chinese: “比布拉克特”
- Czech: “Bibracte (zaniklé město)”
- Czech: “Bibracte”
- Dutch: “Bibracte (historische stad)”
- Dutch: “Bibracte”
- Esperanto: “Bibracte”
- Finnish: “Bibracte”
- French: “Bibracte”
- French: “BIBRACTE”
- French: “Centre archéologique du mont Beuvray”
- German: “Bibracte (zaniklé město)”
- German: “Bibracte”
- Hebrew: “ביבראקטה”
- Hebrew: “ביברקט”
- Hungarian: “Bibracte”
- Ido: “Bibrakti”
- Indonesian: “Bibracte”
- Italian: “Bibracte”
- Japanese: “ビブラクテ”
- Latin: “Bibracte”
- Latin: “Oppidum de Bibracte”
- Lithuanian: “Bibrakta”
- Persian: “بیبراتی”
- Polish: “Bibracte”
- Portuguese: “Bibracte”
- Romanian: “Bibracte”
- Russian: “Бибракта”
- Spanish: “Bibracte”
- Swedish: “Bibracte”
- Swiss German: “Bibracte”
- Tosk Albanian: “Bibracte”
- Ukrainian: “Бібракте”
- Welsh: “Bibracte”
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