Gallic Tribal Capitals List

  • The following is a List of the Gallic Tribes and their Capitals (Oppida) from the Gallic Wars (58-51 CE).
  • Modern french towns reflect the old Gallic Tribal name and not the later Roman town name.

The Gallic Tribes

  • Aedui – Bibracte
  • Allobroges – Vienne
  • Ambarri – Junction of Rhone and Saone Rivers
  • Ambiani – Amiens
  • Andecavi – Angers
  • Aquitani – Bordeaux
  • Atrebates – Arras
  • Arverni – Gergovia (La Roche-Blanche)
  • Baiocasses – Bayeux
  • Belgae – Gallia Belgica
  • Boii – Boii and Bologna
  • Bellovaci – Beauvais
  • Bituriges – Bourges
  • Brannovices – Macon
  • Cadurci – Issoudun (Uxellodunum)
  • Carnutes – Chartres
  • Catalauni – Chalons-en-Champagne
  • Caturiges – Chorges
  • Cenomani – Le Mans and Brescia
  • Ceutrones – Moutiers
  • Curiosolitae – Corseul
  • Diablintes – Jublains
  • Eburones – Tongeren
  • Eburovices – Evreux
  • Helvetii – La Tene
  • Insubres – Milan
  • Lemovices – Limoges
  • Lexovii – Lisieux
  • Lingones – Langres
  • Mediomatrici – Metz
  • Medulli – Medoc and Vienne
  • Menapii – Cassel
  • Morini – Boulogne-sur-Mer
  • Namnetes – Nantes
  • Nervii – Bavay
  • Orobii – Bergamo
  • Osismii – Vorgium Carhaix
  • Parisii – Paris
  • Petrocorii – Perigueux
  • Pictones – Poitiers
  • Raurici – Kaiseraugst (Augusta Aurica)
  • Redones – Rennes
  • Remi – Rheims
  • Ruteni – Rodwz
  • Salassi – Aosta
  • Santones – Saintes
  • Senones – Sens
  • Sequani – Besancon
  • Suessiones – Soissons
  • Tigurini – Yverdon
  • Tolosates – Toulouse
  • Treveri – Trier
  • Tungri – Tongeren
  • Turones – Tours
  • Unelli – Coutances
  • Vangiones – Worms
  • Veliocasses – Rouen
  • Vellavi – Ruessium
  • Veneti – Vannes
  • Viducasses – Vieux
  • Vindelici – Augusta Vindelicorum
  • Vocontii – Vaison-la-Romaine
  • Volcae Arecomici – Languedoc

 

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