Cherré

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The archaeological site of Cherré is a protohistoric and especially ancient complex, located in Cherré, hamlet of the commune of Aubigné-Racan, France. The site, at the crossroads of the territories of the Andécaves, the Aulerques Cenomans and the Turons, is first a hallstattian necropolis and later Latenian, including megaliths, tumulus, burials and ritual weapons depots. The necropolis is probably related to a fortified spur located nearby.

The Gallo-Roman complex, the construction of which began in the late first century, has its peak in the second and third centuries and then extends over more than forty hectares. However, it does not appear to be permanently occupied, as evidenced by the lack of evidence of habitat or structural roads. At that time, the Cherré complex presented itself as a "secondary agglomeration with dominant religious functions", dedicated to imperial worship or a warrior cult, a place of seasonal, commercial and religious encounters.

Its use ceased in the fourth century. Its monuments, thus abandoned, serve as stone quarry for new constructions in the Middle Ages, Romanesque churches...