🏛️ Coriallum-Alauna
Roman settlement ruins in Normandy
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Near Cherbourg, Normandy, northwestern France
- Period: 1st–3rd centuries CE
- Significance: Secondary Roman settlement in Gallia Lugdunensis
- Current Status: Archaeological site with limited visible remains
Coriallum-Alauna was a minor Roman settlement established in the 1st century CE in what is now the Cotentin Peninsula of Normandy. The site represents a typical example of Romano-Gallic habitation during the early imperial period, serving as a local market center and administrative point for the surrounding agricultural region. Archaeological surveys have identified pottery, tile fragments, and structural foundations across the site. The settlement appears to have declined by the late 3rd ...