Channels, aqueducts, locks, gazes classified in the Rhône

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 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.

69290 Craponne

The Gallo-Roman lake of the Yzeron, located in Craponne (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), is an ancient ramified work of the 1st century BC, feeding Lugdunum in water from the basin of the Yzeron. Its remains, like the turrets, bear witness to complex hydraulic engineering.

69700 Givors

The old Givors Canal, built between 1763 and 1839, connected Givors to Rive-de-Gier via 29 locks and 5 water bridges. This 18th-century industrial monument, now partially destroyed, illustrates the rhônalpine river engineering for the transport of coal and goods.

Canal
69700 Saint-Romain-en-Gier

The former Givors Canal, built between 1763 and 1780 in Saint-Romain-en-Gier (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), was a 20 km river track linking the Loire to the Rhône, equipped with 42 locks and 5 water bridges before its burial in 1970.

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.

Aqueduc
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
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.