Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux () is a
commune in the
Côte-d'Or
Côte-d'Or (; literally, "Golden Slope") is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124.[department
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in eastern
France.
History
Before the
Roman Empire, Saint-Germain-le-Rocheux was populated by
Celtic polytheists. A Roman temple was built on top of an
Iron Age Celtic sacred site.
Cunliffe, Barry
Sir Barrington Windsor Cunliffe, (born 10 December 1939), known as Barry Cunliffe, is a British archaeologist and academic. He was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2007. Since 2007, he has been an Emeri ...
(1997). ''The Ancient Celts''. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. p. 204.
Population
See also
*
Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
References
Communes of Côte-d'Or
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