🏛️ Ancien pont dit Pont romain à Chantelle
Stone bridge of disputed Roman or medieval origin in Allier, France
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Chantelle, Allier department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, France
- Structure: Three stone arches with semicircular design; central arch is largest
- Status: Monument Historique (protected historic monument); no longer spans water
- Current state: Stands in a field due to 17th-century shift in river course
The Ancien pont dit Pont romain à Chantelle is a three-arched stone bridge located in the commune of Chantelle in the Allier department of France. Despite its common name suggesting Roman origins, the bridge's actual date of construction remains disputed among historians and archaeologists. Scholarship varies between attributing it to the Gallo-Roman period (1st–5th centuries) and the medieval period. The structure has been designated a Monument Historique by the French Ministry of Culture ...