Construction of machinery and aqueduct XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Period of creation of the hydraulic system.
30 octobre 1974
Classification and registration for historical monuments
Classification and registration for historical monuments 30 octobre 1974 (≈ 1974)
Official protection of remains by the State.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Remnants of the old water machine in the domain of Maisons (no CADASTRE box; PUBLIC AREA): classification by order of 30 October 1974; Remnants of the aqueduct of the former water machine of the domain of Maisons (cad. AI 181): inscription by order of 30 October 1974
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Origin and history
La machine des eaux de Maisons-Laffitte, located in the Yvelines department in Île-de-France, dates from the seventeenth century. This monument is part of the remains of a former hydraulic facility designed to supply water to the local estate. The remains of this machine, as well as those of the associated water supply, illustrate the water supply techniques used at that time. Their preservation offers a material testimony of the know-how in hydraulic engineering under the Old Regime.
The remains of the water machine have been classified as historic monuments since 30 October 1974, while those of the waterworks are listed on the same date. The property of the State for the machine and partly private for the water, these protected elements underline the heritage importance of the site. Their precise location, near the rue de Paris in Maisons-Laffitte, makes it a point of historical interest accessible in the current urban landscape.
In the 17th century, hydraulic systems such as Maisons-Laffitte played a key role in supplying aristocratic areas and water cities. These infrastructures reflected both the growing comfort needs of elites and the technical advances of the time. In Île-de-France, a region marked by a high concentration of seigneurial residences, such developments were frequent, although few survived until today in such an identifiable form.
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