Rue de Tivoli

The long rue de Tivoli, which connects the rue de la Manutention and the rue Chabot-Charny, bears the last vestiges of the Gallo-Roman castrum. This immense rampart, ten meters high and four meters wide, delimited the first foundations of the city which was built as early as the 3rd century. This castrum was used to protect the town against barbarian invasions. A huge section of wall remains standing, at the beginning of the street. Another one is preserved in the François-Rude museum. The vestige of a tower also remains, but it is located in a private garden of the Saint-Anne district.