2,000 years of development along the Loire unearthed by excavations in Tours

Carried out prior to the construction of housing by Bouygues Immobilier Val de Loire over 4,500 sq.m., the excavations unearthed different stages of development along the Loire in Tours, from antiquity up to the Middle Ages. The studies, bringing together archaeologists, geologists and historians, have helped paint a picture of how the urban area around the river has changed over time by revealing a landing stage, a road dating back to the Roman Principate, a necropolis from the Late Roman Empire and medieval habitats.