🛣️ Portion de voie romaine au Collet-de-Dèze
Preserved Roman road section in the Cévennes mountains, Lozère, France
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Lozère department, Cévennes region, southern France
- Age: Approximately 2,000 years old, Roman imperial period
- Protected status: French historical monument since 1978
- Notable feature: Visible wheel ruts from ancient vehicular traffic
The Portion de voie romaine au Collet-de-Dèze is a preserved section of Roman road in the Lozère department that demonstrates engineering adaptation to mountainous terrain. Dating to the Roman imperial period, the road formed part of the transportation network connecting provincial territories across Gaul. As of 2026, the site remains protected as a French historical monument and accessible for archaeological study and observation. The visible wheel ruts worn into the stone surface provide ...