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Carhaix-Plouguer

Also known as Vorgium

Carhaix-Plouguer is a town in central Brittany, in the department of Finistère. Under Roman rule it was Vorgium, the capital of the Osismii, a planned town with a grid of streets, public baths and a long aqueduct. It lay at the meeting of several Roman roads across the Armorican peninsula and later became the main town of the Poher district.

Carhaix-Plouguer
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Carhaix-Plouguer. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/carhaix-plouguer
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