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Ponsas

a Pleiades place resource

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The Chateau de Fontager (13th century) is the site of the discovery of an ancient necropolis, including Early Christian tombs as well as pre-Christian tombs.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/593189881

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
45.1582881942, 4.83517252449

Locations:

Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Ponsas (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Château de Fontager (AD 1200 - AD 1299) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

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None

Ponsas makes connections with:

Ponsas located on Rhodanus (river) (unspecified date range)

Ponsas receives connections from:

None

Place type:
castle, catacomb, cemetery, necropolis, settlement-modern

References:

See Further:

PECS (Perseus) PONSAS Drôme, France

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Jeffrey Becker, 'Ponsas: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/593189881> [accessed: 22 July 2026]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/593189881 |title=Places: 593189881 (Ponsas) |author=Becker, J. |accessdate=July 22, 2026 1:26 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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