🏛️ Ruines gallo-romaines des Fontaines Salées (également sur commune de Saint-Père) à Foissy-lès-Vézelay
Gallo-Roman villa and saltworks in Yonne, France
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- Located in Foissy-lès-Vézelay, Yonne department, 20 km southeast of Auxerre
- Gallo-Roman villa occupied 1st to 5th century AD, with associated saltworks
- Site includes remains of main house with hypocaust heating and bath suite, agricultural buildings, and brine-exploitation infrastructure
- Archaeological museum and self-guided trails available to visitors
The Fontaines Salées archaeological site is a Gallo-Roman settlement in the Yonne department of Burgundy, situated on a hilltop approximately 1.5 km south of Saint-Père. The site preserves remains of a substantial villa and industrial saltworks complex, occupied from the 1st to 5th century AD. It represents a significant example of rural Roman settlement and the economic importance of salt production in Roman Gaul ...