Les Remparts de Beaune

In 259, a period of insecurity began with the invasions of the Alamanni and the Franks who, breaking through the fortified barrier of the limes Germanicus, behind which they found no resistance, rapidly invaded Gaul from the east and then from the south to reach Spain. In 355, a general stampede of barbarians caused further destruction and necessitated the construction of fortifications.

This is how the Castrum de Beaune came to be built.
These were to be the town's first ramparts, consisting of walls 5 metres thick and 10 metres high, with a dozen defensive towers and several access gates. With a perimeter of 450 m, it protected an area of 2 hectares bounded by the Bouzaize (now covered by the Avenue de la République) and the present-day Rue Paradis and Rue Maizières, which have inherited their semi-circular layout.

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