Guided tours of the archaeological site of Orville

Name: Visites guidées du site archéologique d'Orville
Start: 2022-09-17T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Site archéologique d'Orville

A site to discover the work of archaeologists, a castle of the Hundred Years War and reconstructions of the early Middle Ages.

17 et 18 septembre 2022Passé

JY Lacôte

Besieged and destroyed during the Hundred Years' War, the castle has been the subject of archaeological excavations since 2001. This research made it possible to reconstruct the probable configuration of the castle and to discover an important collection of objects such as a metal weathervane or the drawbridge chain. The site makes it possible to discover the work of archaeologists, the remains of the siege but also the daily activities of peasants of the Country of France at the beginning of the Middle Ages via reconstructions. The guided tours will also unveil the new development of the site carried out by the Roissy Pays de France agglomeration during the year 2020.
Guided tour open to the whole family in the company of a mediator of ARCHÉA.

À propos du lieu

Site archéologique d'Orville

Chemin d'Orville 95380 Louvres

Val-d'Oise
Île-de-France

Besieged and destroyed during the Hundred Years' War, the castle has been excavated every summer since 2001\. This research made it possible to reconstruct the probable shape of the castle and to discover an important collection of objects such as a weather vane or the drawbridge chain. As part of guided tours, this site allows to discover the work of archaeologists, the remains of the siege but also the daily activities of the peasants of the Country of France at the beginning of the Middle Ages via reconstructions.