Channels, aqueducts, locks, gazes classified in the Rhône

Aqueduc gallo-romain
69510 Soucieu-en-Jarrest

The Gallo-Roman Gier canal, built in the second century, is an ancient monument of 86 km from Saint-Chamond to Lyon. Its remains, among the best preserved in France, cross Soucieu-en-Jarrest in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, illustrating Roman engineering for water supply to Lugdunum.

69450 Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or

The aqueduct tanks of Vallon d'Arche, Gallo-Roman remains in Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d'Or (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), were part of the hydraulic system supplying Lugdunum (Ancient Lyon).

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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.

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.

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69440 Saint-Didier-sous-Riverie

The Grand Bozançon aqueduct bridge, located in Saint-Didier-sous-Riverie in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, is an emblematic hydraulic structure of this region. Its exact construction period remains undetermined.

Aqueduc gallo-romain
69130 Tassin-la-Demi-Lune

The Brévenne Waterway, built under the Roman Empire, is an ancient 70 km building feeding Lugdunum (Lyon) from the Lyon mountains. His remains, including the siphon of the Mussues, are protected in Tassin-la-Demi-Lune.

69530 Orliénas

The Gier Watershed, a section of the Merdanson Bridge in Orlienas, is a Gallo-Roman vestige of the 1st or 2nd century, forming part of the longest ancient aqueduct feeding Lugdunum (Lyon).

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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.