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L'aqueduc de Maille
Sud
Vendee.. Haut
Bocage.. Coastal
Region.. Marais
Poitevin.. Marais
Breton.. Bas Bocage.. Plaine.. Marais
Olonne..
Just outside
the small village of Maille where the Canal of the Jeune Autise crosses the Vix
Canal is one of the treasures of the marshes, the Aqueduc de
Maille
Building an Aquaduct bridge (also known as a canal bridge) is proof of the great technical skills, permitting as it does two water courses to cross each other,isolated by a submerged tunnel.
The works were undertaken between 1654 and 1662 upon the completion of drainage works in the marshes of Vix.
The aquaduct is part of of a fast hydaulic network comprising: the Vix canal, the channelled river Jeune Autise and the contrebot at Vix.
It is here that the Jeune Autise disgorges the marsh waters as it crosses the heart of the aquaduct: The canal de Vix receives the waters of the reclaimed marshes as it passes through the submerged tunnel. In this way the Hydraulic energy and the large volume of water are skillfully controlled.
During 2009/10 a major reconstruction of the aqueduc walls are being undertaken so there is a restriction to the site.
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Building an Aquaduct bridge (also known as a canal bridge) is proof of the great technical skills, permitting as it does two water courses to cross each other,isolated by a submerged tunnel.
The works were undertaken between 1654 and 1662 upon the completion of drainage works in the marshes of Vix.
The aquaduct is part of of a fast hydaulic network comprising: the Vix canal, the channelled river Jeune Autise and the contrebot at Vix.
It is here that the Jeune Autise disgorges the marsh waters as it crosses the heart of the aquaduct: The canal de Vix receives the waters of the reclaimed marshes as it passes through the submerged tunnel. In this way the Hydraulic energy and the large volume of water are skillfully controlled.
During 2009/10 a major reconstruction of the aqueduc walls are being undertaken so there is a restriction to the site.
Return to find more Attractions of the Vendee
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