It was in the vicinity of this town that the fountain that serviced the Roman aqueducts that fed the cisterns of Hippo began.

[1] The Romans also used the area to hunt elephants, panthers and lynx.

A Sanatorium and an old monastery are located in these forests and deposits of lead, zinc, and copper were found in the area in 1849.

[2] The area was inhabited in Neolithic times, and was urbanized during the Roman Empire.

The village named Bugeaud during the French colonization, was established by decree of the 3 June 1847, located on the Edough massive at a place called Ain-Barouaga.