Oppidum de Roque de Viou

The Oppidum de Roque de Viou is on a hilltop overlooking the valley called the Vaunage, above the village of Nages-et-Solorgues, in Gard, between Nîmes et Sommières, in Occitanie, France.

[1] The name Vaunages is a contraction of "Vallée de Nages", the valley of Nages, which is a furrowed combe at the edge of the garrigues plateau, surrounded by 200m-high hills that isolate it from the surroundings.

There are two natural entrances, one to east coming from Nîmes, and one to the south towards Vergèze.

As the name suggests Nages, and the hill behind play a dominant rôle in the area.

The oppidium contained public buildings, roads, houses, shops, and a fanum (Gaulish temple).