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Barzan is a French commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region of south-western France.〔 The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Barzanais'' or ''Barzanaises''.〔(Inhabitants of Charente-Maritime ) 〕 The commune is the site of a major Gallo-Roman site of Barzan structured excavations carried out since 1994. Aerial photographs and the first archaeological excavations have revealed the presence of a Gallo-Roman port city of great importance (a monumental Gallo-Roman temple, baths, forum, theatre etc.). Other remains are the subject of annual excavations. It seems almost certain that this Gallo-Roman town is the ''Novioregum'' indicated in the Antonine Itinerary.〔''Novioregum, ancient port city'', Karine Robin, article published in ''Archéologia'' No. 430 2 February 2006 〕 It could also be the ''Portus Santonum'' (the port of the Santones) described by Ptolemy. ==Geography== Barzan is located some 30 km south-west of Saintes and 15 km south-east of Royan in the former province of Saintonge. Access to the commune is by the D145 road from Meschers-sur-Gironde along the coast to the north-west which passes through the commune and continues south-east to Saint-Fort-sur-Gironde. The D114 branches from the D145 near the village and goes north to Arces. Apart from the village there are the hamlets of Barzan Plage, Chez Grenon, Les Monards - a small port, Chez Garnier, Les Grandes Mottes Gachin, and Les Maisons Neuves.〔〔 In the south-west the commune borders the Atlantic Ocean where there is a small beach resort built in the 1960s. The ''Riviere de Chauvignac'' flows south outside the eastern border to join the ''Ruisseau de Désir'' which forms the eastern border of the commune as it flows south to join the ''Riviere de Chauvignac'' to form the Monards Channel at Les Monards which connects to the sea.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Barzan, Charente-Maritime」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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