Gallo-Roman Site of Drevant, Saint-Amand-Montrond

The Gallo-Roman Site of Drevant preserves the remains of Derventum, a secondary Roman town that thrived along the Cher River from the 1st to the 3rd century AD. The centerpiece is a large semi-circular theater measuring 85 meters in diameter, built to hold around 5,000 spectators for theatrical performances and circus-style spectacles. Adjacent ruins include a vast sacred enclosure with a central temple, an octagonal ritual structure, and two thermal bath complexes featuring heated rooms and cold pools fed by a 5-kilometer aqueduct.