Departure from the cemetery at 10:30 am on Sunday The hillside forms in Chênehutte a spur that was transformed into a fortified place long before the Roman conquest. A Gallo-Roman establishment was set up within this «oppidum» with streets a forum, shops a small temple. These remains are visible by aerial archaeology. Opposite the cemetery of the commune take the small road in front and then to the left the entrance to the old entrenched camp, from this entrance one is 7 or 8 meters above the ground; a mound in earth is reinforced by a stone wall facing the plain.
The inside of the camp is an oval 370m long and 240m wide. Many excavations in the 19th century have revealed many vertigo (medals, pieces, pottery) and this place has been designated «Roman camp» in several works.
Coming back to the exit take a left to observe the remains of walls: a little further a straight road takes a right; it is a Gallo-Roman road linking to the great Roman road running parallel to the Loire between Angers and Poitiers
The strategic position of Chênehutte is explained by the desire to control the bridge that passed over the Loire (the pillars still in place were dated to the first century) ensuring the junction between the two great Roman routes Angers-Tours in the North and Angers-Poitiers in the South.