▁Ne igh bour ing ▁communes ▁and ▁villages ▁ ▁Ge ology ▁" There ▁are ▁stones ▁with ▁foss il ▁star fish ▁preserved ▁in ▁lim estone ▁ash . ▁When ▁broken ▁in ▁two ▁it ▁reve als ▁the ▁relief ▁of ▁a ▁part ▁with ▁five ▁well - pres erved ▁arms . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁stone ▁called ▁burg und y ▁mar ble , ▁composed ▁essentially ▁of ▁o ol ites ▁of ▁an ▁earth y ▁gray ▁colour ▁with ▁shell s ▁from ▁st ony ▁cor als ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁o ol ite ▁mar ble ▁of ▁an ▁earth y ▁yellow ▁with ▁white ▁d ots ▁and ▁white ▁lines ▁due ▁to ▁port ions ▁of ▁stone ▁embedded ▁with ▁marine ▁pal m ▁leaves ▁and ▁ent ro ques " ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Claude ▁Court ép ée ▁the ▁name ▁comes ▁from ▁Age ya ▁or ▁Ag ia ▁with ▁the ▁final ▁form ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁being ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 5 7 4 . ▁The ▁village ▁is ▁located ▁along ▁two ▁Roman ▁roads . ▁The ▁Ven us ▁Vit rix ▁was ▁discovered ▁by ▁D uf our ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁and ▁exc av ations ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁under ▁Mont ▁R ond . ▁A ▁second ▁Roman ▁way ▁was ▁discovered ▁between ▁Ch âte a une uf ▁and ▁Mal ain . ▁The ▁discovery ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Roman ▁road ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁Father ▁Cha ume . ▁It ▁went ▁from ▁the ▁Mountain ▁of ▁Vel u ze ▁north wards ▁towards ▁Pr â lon ▁and ▁Mal ain . ▁ ▁Jean ▁Viv ant ▁M ica ult ▁de ▁Cour bet on ▁( 1 0 ▁May ▁ 1