Maison à la cour en U de Vieux-la-Romaine, Roman house ruins in Vieux, France.
The House with U-shaped Courtyard is a Roman residence arranged with living quarters on one side and service areas with storage rooms on the other. The layout shows typical Roman domestic design with clear separation between private and functional spaces.
The house dates to the late 1st century CE and stood in Aregenua, a Gallo-Roman settlement that flourished in the centuries that followed. The structure reflects the prosperity and stability of this provincial town during its period of growth.
The name refers to the distinctive U-shaped courtyard that shaped daily life for the home's wealthy Roman occupants. Visitors can still see how family and service areas were separated into different zones.
Visitors will find informative panels and covered walkways on site that make it easy to navigate through the archaeological remains. Guided tours are available and help explain how the different rooms and their functions connect.
The house contained a sophisticated piping system connected to a larger Roman water network. This infrastructure shows how private homes tapped into public systems in that era.
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