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Blason Centre Val-de-Loire

Sélection de 8 canals, aqueducts, locks and gazes classified sur 15 dans le Centre Val-de-Loire

Boizard dam and locks
Ecluse
28190 Pontgouin

The dam and locks of Boizard, built in the 17th century in Pontgouin (Eure-et-Loir), are part of the unfinished Eure canal, designed by Vauban to supply Versailles with water under Louis XIV.
Former aqueduct of Pontgouin in Versailles (also on communes of Maintenon and Pontgouin)
Aqueduc
28300 Berchères-Saint-Germain

The former Pontgouin aqueduct, built in the 17th century near Berchères-Saint-Germain, was part of the Eure Canal designed by Vauban to supply Versailles with water. This unfinished project testifies to Louis XIV's hydraulic ambition.
Aqueduct of Fontenay
Aqueduc gallo-romain
37270 Athée-sur-Cher

The Fontenay waterworks, built in the Gallo-Roman period near Athée-sur-Cher (Centre-Val de Loire), were underground and aerial works designed to supply water to the ancient town of Caesarodunum (Tours). It was 25 km long, combining source captures and art works to cross the valleys.
Canal bridge on the Sauldre
Canal
41130 Châtillon-sur-Cher

The canal bridge on the Sauldre, built in the 19th century at Châtillon-sur-Cher (Loir-et-Cher), is a masonry work allowing the Berry Canal to cross the river. He testified to the river engineering of the time.
Briare Canal Bridge
Canal
45250 Briare

The Briare Canal Bridge, built at the end of the 19th century, is a 662-metre metallic structure crossing the Loire at Briare (Loiret). It connects the lateral canal to the Loire to the Briare Canal, marking a major technical advance.
Site de Grignon à Vieilles-Maisons-sur-Joudry
Ecluse
45260 Vieilles-Maisons-sur-Joudry

The Grignon site, located in Vieilles-Maisons-sur-Joudry (Loiret), is a historical section of the Canal d'Orléans dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries, including locks, biefs and industrial remains related to its river and commercial exploitation.
Canal bridge of La Tranchasse
Route Jacques-Coeur
18200 Ainay-le-Vieil

The canal bridge of La Tranchasse, disused since 1956, is a 19th-century building located in Ainay-le-Vieil (Dear), formerly allowing the Berry Canal to cross the Cher for 96 metres.
Tranchasse Lock
Ecluse
18200 Colombiers

The Tranchasse Lock, located in Colombiers (Cher), is a 19th-century building linked to the Berry Canal, abandoned since 1956. This 96-metre canal bridge, classified as a historic monument, bears witness to industrial river engineering.