LA CHAPELLE-VAUPELTEIGNE
Yonne, France.
Situated in the valley of the Serein, a tributary
of the Yonne. The richness of the Yonne and Saône
valleys in the Gallo-Roman period has long been recognized from scattered remains of settlements and the
presence of large villas. The Serein valley was probably
no less rich, as is evident in particular from two recently
excavated villas, one at Noyers-sur-Serein (the area
known as La Tête de Fer) and the other at La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne (Les Roches). The second villa, the only
one that has been excavated thoroughly, comprises a
large porticoed courtyard with rooms arranged around
it according to a regular plan. To the E, on the facade,
is a large ditch between two towers or square rooms.
The various stages of the buildings range from the end
of the 1st c. A.D. to the beginning of the 4th c. A few
fragments of decorative figured reliefs, made of limestone, give an idea of their richness.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Abbé Duchâtel, “L'établissement gallo-romain des Roches ii La Chapelle-Vaupelteigne
(Yonne),”
Rev. Arch. de l'Est 21 (1970) 261-330; id.,
Noyers et son territoire dans l'Antiquité (1966);
Gallia
22 (1964) 331-32
P.
C. ROLLEY
