LA VILLA GALLO-ROMAINE DE SAINT-CLÉMENT

The site of Saint-Clément is an ancient Gallo-Roman villa measuring 15 by 16 metres, inhabited in the 2nd century AD. As certain place names might suggest (Ispagnac, Quézac, Florac), the Gallo-Roman presence in the Cévennes is attested here

The remains of the villa are made up of a series of foundations which allow us to understand the configuration of the place. The comfort of the place can be seen in the quality of the fittings: paved terrace facing south-east, fireplace and underfloor heating supplied by an underground hypocaust system, water drainage system and probable water supply from a nearby spring..

Adding to this the presence of secondary buildings probably related to a farm, it seems that the owners of the place were of high social rank

The site is also located near one of the main routes crossing the Cevennes, which must have been used for trade since Roman times.