Gallo-Roman rampart of Évreux

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Le château en bref

The Gallo-Roman rampart of Évreux, the ancient Mediolanum Aulercorum, is a late Roman enclosure built between the end of the 3rd century and the first half of the 4th century. After the invasions of the second half of the 3rd century, the town, which covered some sixty hectares, contracted to a fortified core. Excavations in 1981 revealed an initial, unfinished attempt at a castrum in the third quarter of the 3rd century. The definitive enclosure forms an irregular quadrilateral with a perimeter of 1,145 m, enclosing about 8 to 9 hectares. It incorporates reused materials (spolia), an internal earthen rampart (agger) and ditches fed by the River Iton. It is protected by orders of 1941, 1984 and 1996.