Uxellodunum, Puy d'Issolud...
Uxellodunum is the famous stronghold where the troops of the Gauls, including those who escaped the battle of Alesia, under siege by Julius Caesar and his legions, fought the last battle for the independence of Gaul.
Puy d'Issolud, a major historical site of France, was officially declared to be the site of Uxellodunum on 26 avril 2001 by the Minister of Culture at a press conference with Michel Vaginay (Conservateur au Service Régional de l'Archéologie à Toulouse) and Christian Goudineau (professeur au Collège de France).
The Association of the Amis d'Uxellodunum, Puy d'Issolud was created in 2001.
Puy d'Issolud, a major historical site of France, was officially declared to be the site of Uxellodunum on 26 avril 2001 by the Minister of Culture at a press conference with Michel Vaginay (Conservateur au Service Régional de l'Archéologie à Toulouse) and Christian Goudineau (professeur au Collège de France).
The Association of the Amis d'Uxellodunum, Puy d'Issolud was created in 2001.
Jean-Pierre Girault,
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Jean-Pierre Girault is the archeologist who directed the recent excavations at the Loulié spring, which led to its official recognition as the site of the battle of Uxellodunum. He is also author of a number of books on many aspects of the archeology of the department of Lot. See PUBLICATIONS (French). For example, his 2005 publication describes the habitat of the Gauls and Gallo-Romans in the middle Dordogne valley as revealed by research in 80 communes of Lot and Corrèze. Many traces of the habitat of this period do still exist, but most would remain unknown if this inventory had not been produced by Jean-Pierre with a small group of fellow historians and archeologists. Fifteen enlightened professionals and volunteers joined in the work undertaken by Jean-Pierre Girault over a period of almost half a century. |
Where is Puy d'Issolud, the site of Uxellodunum ?
Puy d'Issolud is situated in the communes of Vayrac and St Denis lès-Martel, in the north of the department of Lot (46) in the Occitanie region.
The site of the battle of Uxellodunum, at the Loulié spring, Puy d'Issolud, is not currently open to the public.
Contact...
Association : Amis d'Uxellodunum, Puy d'Issolud
Mairie
46600 SAINT-DENIS-LÈS-MARTEL
05 65 32 42 32
Mairie
46600 SAINT-DENIS-LÈS-MARTEL
05 65 32 42 32
