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

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Sélection de 8 canals, aqueducts, locks and gazes classified sur 10 en Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Aqueduct du Gier in Mornant
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.
Givors Canal in Rive-de-Gier
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.
Aqueduct of the Air Course in Chaponost
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.
Aqueduct Gallo-Roman du Gier dit also du Mont Pilat (also in communes of Brignais, Chaponost, Lyon, Sainte-Foy-lès Lyon, Soucieu-en-Jarrest)
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.
Aqueduct du Gier in Lyon
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.
Aqueduct of the Brévenne (also on Tassin-la-Demi-Lune)
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.
Couzon Tunnel in Rive-de-Gier
Aqueduc
42800 Rive-de-Gier

The Couzon tunnel in Rive-de-Gier, the first French railway tunnel of the 2nd quarter of the 19th century, extends 900 metres in the Loire, in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Aqueduct of the Gagere
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.