Fanum d'Aron

Fanum d'Aron is a fanum, or Romano-Celtic temple, located in Aurillac, a French commune in the Auvergne region [1]. Discovered in 1970 in the southwest of Aurillac, the temple was excavated from May 1977 through the end of 1978 and added to the monuments historiques registry in 1980 [1]. Salvage excavations have recovered rich materials from the site, including lapidary pieces, glass and metallic artifacts, coins, eight column capitals, a fluted column barrel fragment, and ceramics as well as terracotta antefixes [1]. These objects establish that the temple would have been in use from the 1st to 3rd centuries CE [1]. The fanum is a circular chamber surrounded by a sixteen-sided polygonal ambulatory or gallery, which opens onto the Cère and Jordanne River valleys [1]. Terracotta antefixes found at the site give some indication of the roofing materials and design [1].