Channels, aqueducts, locks, gazes classified in the Rhône-Alpes

Aqueduc gallo-romain
69630 Chaponost

The Waterfall of the Air Course in Chaponost, an exceptional Gallo-Roman vestige, is part of the longest ancient aqueduct in Lyon (86 km). Its 72 preserved arches, classified as Historical Monument, illustrate Roman engineering with a unique opus reticulatum trimming in southern Gaul.

Aqueduc
69630 Chaponost

The Gagere's lake, a Gallo-Roman vestige located in Chaponost near Lyon, bears witness to an ancient hydraulic system using a siphon to cross a valley.

42800 Tartaras

The former Givors Canal, built between 1763 and 1780 in Tartaras (Loire), was a major riverway linking the Loire to the Rhône, now partially buried under the A47 motorway.

42400 Saint-Chamond

The Gier Watershed, a section of Langonand, is a Gallo-Roman vestige of the 1st–IInd century located in Saint-Chamond (Loire), part of the longest ancient aqueduct feeding Lugdunum (Lyon).

Canal
42800 Rive-de-Gier

The Givors Canal in Rive-de-Gier, built between 1763 and 1780, was a major 20 km hydraulic structure linking the Loire to the Rhône, located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, now partially destroyed by the A47 motorway.

69110 Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon

The canal of the road of Narcel, Gallo-Roman vestige of the second century in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, is part of the 85 km network feeding Lugdunum. Its square piles in crosslinked bellows illustrate Roman engineering in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

Aqueduc
69440 Mornant

The Gier in Mornant, Gallo-Roman vestige of the 2nd century, is a section of the longest ancient aqueduct of Lyon (85 km), classified as Historical Monument. Located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, it illustrates Roman engineering for water supply to Lugdunum.

Aqueduc gallo-romain
69005 Lyon 5ème

The Gier aqueduct, built under the Roman Empire in Lyon 5th, is the longest (85 km) of the four ancient aqueducts feeding Lugdunum. Its remains, partially classified, illustrate a masterpiece of hydraulic engineering between the Loire and the Rhône.