Site
Ambrussum contains three archaeological sites of international importance: the Colline de Devès which was first occupied in 2300 BCE and settled as an oppidum between 300 BCE and 100 AD; the Roman staging post on the Via Dolmitia which had hotels, a baths and industrial buildings; the Roman bridge, the Pont Ambroix.
The bridge is a Mérimée list National Monument No. PA00103057. The oppidum is a Mérimée list National Monument No. PA00103760
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