🏛️ Pont sur la Morge dit Pont Romain au Cheix
Medieval bridge in Puy-de-Dôme, France
📌 Fast Facts
- Located in Le Cheix, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Designated Monument Historique by French Ministry of Culture in 1974
- Medieval construction, 13th–15th centuries, despite "Roman" name
- Single semi-circular arch of local stone spanning the Morge River
The Pont sur la Morge, commonly called Pont Romain, stands as a modest but historically significant medieval bridge in the commune of Le Cheix within the Puy-de-Dôme department. Despite its popular name suggesting Roman origins, the structure actually dates to the late Middle Ages, built between the 13th and 15th centuries. The bridge likely replaced an earlier crossing—possibly from the Roman period—at the same location, which may explain the persistent "Roman" designation ...