Roman City founded around 35 BC,
The city of Orange shows roman splendour in Provence.

Chanoine Sautel Square
Named after an archaeologist from Vaucluse. He directed the excavations which lead to the discovery of the Roman Cadastres in Orange.

The Western part of the wall surrounding the Forum
It was here in the Roman Forum that affairs of business, trade and justice were carried out.

The temple and hemicycle
The remains of a great temple can be seen in this vast semi-circle. The Roman Theatre and the hemicycle would together have formed an Augusteum, an architectural form dedicated to the Imperial Cult.

The Roman Cadastres (1st Century, in the Museum)
The Cadastre was a system of distribution of land and evaluation of taxation. The three Roman Cadastres from Orange are engraved on marble and are unique in the Roman World.

The Roman Theatre
Built at the start of the Christian Era, the Roman Theatre of Orange is the best preserved “stone theatre” in the West of the Roman Empire. As in the time of antiquity, this monument has been able to house audiences of more than 9000 spectators at each performance.

Gallo-roman ruins
The foundations of a great building which was formerly identified as the Capitol, more recently considered to have been a signal tower.

5, rue de la République
The Roman Cadastres were found here in 1949 when the bank “la Société Marseillaise de Credit” was being built.

Rue Victor Hugo
Rue Victor Hugo traces the North-South axis of the ancient Roman town, from which a quadrangular formation of streets emanated.

The Triumphal Arch (1st Century)
Situated on the route of Agrippa and dedicated to the glory of the veterans who founded the Roman Colony of Orange, this monument is central to Romano-Provencal art . The depiction of captive Gauls symbolises Roman domination.