Oppidum de Gergovie
Oppidum de Gergovie is an archaeological site in La Roche-Blanche, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Oppidum de Gergovie is situated nearby to the tower Gergovie Monument, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Plateau de Gergovie.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Archeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia and Gergovie Monument.
Archeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia
Museum
Photo: Musée de Gergovie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Archeological Museum of the Battle of Gergovia is situated 380 metres southeast of Oppidum de Gergovie.
Gergovie Monument
Tower
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The Gergovie Monument or Memorial to Vercingetorix is a monument by the Clermontois architect Jean Teillard built in 1900 on the eastern edge of the Gergovie plateau, a few kilometers south of Clermont-Ferrand in the French departement of Puy-de-Dôme in Auvergne. Gergovie Monument is situated 310 metres southeast of Oppidum de Gergovie.
Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Gergovie
Church
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Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Gergovie is a church, which is situated 1 km south of Oppidum de Gergovie.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gergovie plateau and Gergovie.
Gergovie plateau
Locality
The Gergovie plateau is a plateau of the Massif Central located 10 km to the south of Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France and is named after the nearby village of Gergovie.
Gergovie
Hamlet
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Gergovie is a French village in the commune of La Roche-Blanche in the Puy-de-Dôme département, a few kilometres south of Clermont-Ferrand. It is situated at the foot of the Gergovie plateau, the official but disputed site of the Battle of Gergovia, where…
Aubière
Town
Photo: Peyot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Aubière is a commune located in the department of Puy-de-Dôme in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southeast France. As of 2023 its population was 10,459. Aubière is situated 3½ km north of Oppidum de Gergovie.
Oppidum de Gergovie
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: human settlement in France
- Categories: oppidum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: La Roche-Blanche, Arrondissement of Clermont-Ferrand, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.72208° or 45° 43′ 20″ northLongitude
3.12328° or 3° 7′ 24″ eastOpen location code
8FQ5P4CF+R8OpenStreetMap ID
node 1742601936OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q22997587
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In Other Languages
“Oppidum de Gergovie” goes by many names.
- French: “oppidum de Gergovie”
- French: “Oppidum de Gergovie”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gergovie and Plateau de Gergovie.
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