Pile (monument)
A pile, also known as a Roman pile, Gallo-Roman pile, or funerary pile, is a specific type of funerary monument in the archaeological vocabulary of France: elevated towers, typically square or rectangular in plan, with circular forms being less common. Their primary function was to serve as funerary structures within Roman Gaul. Constructed between the 1st and 4th centuries AD, piles are found across a wide area of south-western Gaul, with a high concentration in the ''civitas'' of , around the present-day city of Auch, where they often bear a local name, such as ''tourasse'' or ''tourraque'', derived from the Occitan language, Occitan word for "tower". In the absence of in-depth site excavations, their function has long remained an enigma, but it is highly probable that they were funerary monuments dedicated to the memory of a local notable. Although they are not true mausoleums, since almost none have a burial chamber, they indicate the proximity of the burial itself, very often ...
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Pile Romaine Labarthe 2
Pile or Piles may refer to: Architecture * Pile, a type of deep foundation ** Screw piles, used for building deep foundations ** Pile bridge, structure that uses foundations consisting of long poles ** Pile lighthouse, a type of skeletal lighthouse, used primarily in Florida, US, and in Australia *** Screw-pile lighthouse, a lighthouse that stands on piles screwed into sandy or muddy sea or river bottoms Energy * Atomic pile, early term for a nuclear reactor, typically one constructed of graphite * Charcoal pile, a structure from wood and turf for production of charcoal * Voltaic pile, first modern electric battery People People with the name Pile: * Pile (surname) * Pile (singer) (born 1988), Japanese voice actress and singer, born Eriko Hori People with the name Piles: * Roger de Piles (1636–1709), French art theorist * Samuel H. Piles (1858–1940), American politician, attorney, and diplomat * Gerasim Pileš (1913–2003), Soviet Chuvash writer, playwright, sculptor, and ...
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Saint-Romain-de-Benet
Saint-Romain-de-Benet () is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Charente-Maritime department The following is a list of the 462 communes of the Charente-Maritime department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Indre-et-Loire
Indre-et-Loire () is a department in west-central France named after the Indre River and Loire River. In 2019, it had a population of 610,079.Populations légales 2019: 37 Indre-et-Loire
INSEE Sometimes referred to as Touraine, the name of the historic region, it is nowadays part of the . Its

Lot-et-Garonne
Lot-et-Garonne (, ) is a department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of Southwestern France. Named after the rivers Lot and Garonne, it had a population of 331,271 in 2019.Populations légales 2019: 47 Lot-et-Garonne
INSEE Its prefecture and largest city is Agen.

History

Lot-et-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created on 4 March 1790, as a result of the French Revolution. It was created from part of the province of
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Aiguillon, Lot-et-Garonne
Aiguillon (; ) is a commune of the Lot-et-Garonne department in southwestern France. It lies near the confluence of the rivers Lot and Garonne. Aiguillon station has rail connections to Agen, Langon and Bordeaux. The organist and composer Marc de Ranse (1881–1951) was born in Aiguillon. History Attached to the English crown in 1318, it was conquered by Du Guesclin in 1370. The future Jean II conducted a large-scale but unsuccessful siege of the place in 1346. In 1599 it was converted into a duchy of its own. Population See also *Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department The following is a list of the 319 communes of the French department of Lot-et-Garonne. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):

Cinq-Mars Pile
The Cinq-Mars pile is an Ancient history, ancient tower that overlooks the Loire Valley in the commune of Cinq-Mars-la-Pile, located in Indre-et-Loire, approximately twenty kilometers west of Tours. The tower, nearly 30 meters high and exceptionally well-preserved, stands on the slope of a hill with abundant evidence of human occupation during Ancient history, antiquity. This probable funerary monument (mausoleum or cenotaph) is part of a diverse group of similar structures in southwestern France, notably in Charente-Maritime and Gers. It has unique architectural features - brick Cladding (construction), cladding over Roman concrete and distinctive decoration, featuring twelve panels adorned with geometric motifs whose significance remains unknown, making it a one-of-a-kind monument in France. Its placement outside a funerary enclosure also appears unconventional. This monument has been renowned for centuries, even mentioned by François Rabelais, Rabelais in ''Gargantua (Franç ...
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