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Aqueduct says sources of Fontfroide à Montredon-des-Corbières dans l'Aude

Aude

Aqueduct says sources of Fontfroide

    25 Rue Saint-Pierre
    11100 Montredon-des-Corbières
Ownership of the municipality
Museums of France
All canals, aqueducts, locks, gazes classified from France
Photo de Aqueduct says sources of Fontfroide

Timeline

Époque contemporaine
2000
3 mai 2023
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Aqueduct says of the sources of Fontfroide in full, with its installations and works visible or buried, including pipeline, aqueducts, tanks, gazes or montjoies, red houses, located on the following plots: source of the Duke: D 249; Saint-Pierre-des-Clars source: D 287 and 288; Auriol source: D 280; montjoies on plots: D 294, 255, 277, 300, 301, 282, 287, 283, 284, 285, 275, 265, 266, 268; C 704, 707, 750, 699; AV 8; AS 9; Level looks: D 294; red houses: D 275, C 521; aqueduct crossing the Rec de Veyret: not cadastral; under the plots: D 294, 255, 633, 257, 294, 277, 300, 301, 280, 282, 287, 294, 285, 283, 275, 265, 266, 268, 750, 535; C 707, 704, 528, 527, 526, 697, 750, 843; AW 33, 10, 11, 37, 35, 15; AS 1, 2, 27, 7, as delimited in blue on the six plans annexed to the decree: inscription by order of 3 May 2023

Origin and history

The so-called Fontfroide Spring Waterway is a historical monument located in Montredon-des-Corbières, in the department of Aude (Occitania region). This work, whose construction and precise history are not detailed in the available sources, was classified in its entirety by order of 3 May 2023. It includes a complex network of pipes, aqueducts, reservoirs, gazes (called montjoies), as well as related buildings such as red houses, spread over multiple cadastral plots.

The protected elements cover specific sources (Duc, Saint-Pierre-des-Clars, Auriol) and various terrains, including underground passageways and surface structures. The location of the aqueduct, although documented, is considered fair (note 5/10), with an approximate address at 29 Rue Saint-Pierre. Property of the municipality, its access and its modalities of visit (opening, renting, accommodation) are not specified in the available data.

The 2023 inscription covers all visible or buried developments, highlighting the heritage importance of this hydraulic structure. The plans annexed to the protection order clearly define the areas concerned, but the sources consulted (Monumentum, Merimée base) do not provide information about its historical use, its sponsors, or its role in local life. The water pipeline remains a material testimony of water management techniques in the region, without its original context being explicitly documented.

External links

Page Monumentum