La Graufesenque
La Graufesenque is an archaeological site 2 km from Millau, Aveyron, France, at the confluence of the rivers Tarn and Dourbie. As Condatomagus, it was famous in the Gallo-Roman period for the production of high quality dark red terra sigillata Roman pottery, which was made in vast quantities and exported over much of the western part of the Roman Empire.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Claude Valette, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: Wednesday—Saturday 10:00 AM—12:30 PM and 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: archaeological site
- Also known as: “La Graufesenque (Samian Ware Discovery Site)” and “Site archéologique de la Graufesenque”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Belfry of Millau and Halles de Millau.
Belfry of Millau
Photo: Mertyl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Belfry of Millau is situated 1 km west of La Graufesenque.
Halles de Millau
Marketplace
Photo: ArnoLagrange, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Halles de Millau is a marketplace, which is situated 1 km west of La Graufesenque.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette de Cureplat
Church
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette de Cureplat is a church, which is situated 720 metres north of La Graufesenque.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Creissels and Aguessac.
Creissels
Village
Photo: MartinD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Creissels is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Creissels is situated 3 km southwest of La Graufesenque.
Aguessac
Village
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Aguessac is a commune in the Aveyron department in the Occitanie region of southern France. Aguessac is situated 7 km north of La Graufesenque.
Compeyre
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Compeyre is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Compeyre is situated 7 km north of La Graufesenque.
La Graufesenque
- Categories: Celtic archaeological site, Samian Ware Discovery Site, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Millau, Arrondissement of Millau, Aveyron, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.09631° or 44° 5′ 47″ northLongitude
3.09263° or 3° 5′ 34″ eastElevation
358 metres (1,175 feet)Open location code
8FP533WV+G3OpenStreetMap ID
node 4749093557OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Turkish—“La Graufesenque” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Condatomagus”
- Basque: “La Graufesenque”
- Catalan: “Zona arqueològica de la Graufesenque (Millau)”
- Catalan: “Zona arqueològica de la Graufesenque”
- Chinese: “拉格罗弗桑克”
- Chinese: “拉格罗费桑克”
- Chinese: “拉格羅費桑克”
- Dutch: “La Graufesenque”
- French: “atelier de la Graufesenque”
- French: “ateliers de la Graufesenque”
- French: “Condatomago”
- French: “Condatomagus”
- French: “Graufesenque”
- French: “La Graufesenque”
- German: “Condatomagus”
- German: “La Graufesenque”
- German: “Töpferrechnungen von La Graufesenque”
- Italian: “Condatomagus”
- Italian: “La Graufesenque”
- Japanese: “ラ・グロフザンク遺跡”
- Turkish: “La Graufesenque”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “La Graufesenque”. Photo: Claude Valette, CC BY-SA 3.0.