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The Dolmen du Pié de Mounié is a megalithic building located in the commune of Aiguèze in the Gard department. Ranked a historic monument by arrest in 1889, it bears witness to the funeral architecture of the Neolithic. Its exact structure remains under discussion: some researchers, such as Léon Alègre, see a unique dolmen whose cover table, initially 3.90 m long, would have broken into two parts. Others, like Paul Raymond, propose the hypothesis of two dolmens backed, separated by a vertical slab, with separate cover tables.

The entire monument extends 4.35 m long and rests on three orthostats (vertical pillars) about 1.20 m high. According to Paul Raymond's interpretation, the western table would be 2 m long by 1.85 m wide, while the eastern table would be 1.20 m by 1.25 m. These dimensions suggest a careful construction, although its current state does not allow for a definitive decision between the two proposed architectural theories.

The dolmen is owned by the municipality of Aiguèze and appears in the base Mérimée under the reference cad. A 1. Its precise location is estimated as "passable" (note 5/10), and it is referenced under the code Insee 30005, in the former Languedoc-Roussillon region (now Occitanie). No information is available on its current accessibility or tourist use.

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