Aqueduc de la Penne sur Huveaune

  • Historic site and monument
  • Engineering structure
  • Aquaduct
  • 19th C
Chemin Raymond Retord, 13713 La Penne-sur-Huveaune
Aqueduc de la Candolle is a pont-aqueduc, a semicircular arch bridge.
The aqueduct de la Candolle, known as les Arcades, is made up of sixteen arches, is 122 meters long and up to 12 meters high. It was built in 1866 and commissioned in 1873 to bring water from the Durance to the Commune's farmlands. The canal stopped flowing in 1986, due to a lack of farms.

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Aqueduc de la Penne sur Huveaune
Chemin Raymond Retord, 13713 La Penne-sur-Huveaune

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  • Village 2 km away
Updated on 23 January 2023 at 10:06
by Office de Tourisme du Pays d’Aubagne et de l’Étoile
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