Pont du Diable, Hérault
11th century bridge in southern France
The Pont du Diable on the river Hérault is one of many bridges in France with this name (it means Devil's bridge). It is located over a steep-sided gorge, about 4 km north-west of Aniane in the Hérault département.[1]
Constructed by Benedictine monks in the first half of the 11th century, it provided a link between the abbey at Aniane and the Gellone Abbey at Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert. Though subsequently widened and raised several metres around 1770, it has retained its original shape.[1] Vehicular traffic is now catered for by a newer bridge, from which splendid views may be had of the original bridge and an aqueduct that takes water to the vineyards of Saint-Jean-de-Fos.[2]
The bridge has been listed by the French Ministry of Culture as a monument historique since 1935[1] and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France.[2]
There are two other bridges in Hérault known as "Pont du Diable", at Olargues and at Villemagne-l'Argentière.
See also
- Devil's Bridge
- List of medieval bridges in France
- List of bridges in France
References
- ^ a b c Base Mérimée: Pont sur l'Hérault, dit Pont du Diable, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ a b Michelin: Green Guide Languedoc, Roussillon, Tarn Gorges (1998) p. 194
External links
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- Base Mérimée: Pont sur l'Hérault, dit Pont du Diable, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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Via Turonensis
- Cathedral of Notre-Dame (Amiens)
- Church of Saint-Pierre (Aulnay)
- Cathedral of Sainte-Marie (Bayonne)
- Basilica of Saint-Seurin (Bordeaux)
- Basilica of Saint-Michel (Bordeaux)
- Cathedral of Saint-André (Bordeaux)
- Parochial church of Saint-Jacques (Compiègne)
- Church of Saint-Jacques-Le-Majeur et Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Folleville)
- Church of Saint-Hilaire (Melle)
- Bell tower of the old church (Mimizan)
- Mont-Saint-Michel
- Tour Saint-Jacques (Paris)
- Church of Saint-Hilaire le Grand (Poitiers)
- Former pilgrims hospital (Pons)
- Royal abbey of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Saint-Jean-d'Angély)
- Church of Saint-Eutrope (Saintes)
- Abbey of Saint-Jean (Sorde-l'Abbaye)
- Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Fin-des-Terres (Soulac-sur-Mer)
Via Lemovicensis
- Church of Saint-Jacques d’Asquins (Asquins)
- Former cathedral of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Bazas)
- Cathedral of Saint-Etienne (Bourges)
- Church of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux (Châlons-en-Champagne)
- Priory church of Sainte-Croix-Notre-Dame (La Charité-sur-Loire)
- Basilica of Notre-Dame (L'Épine)
- Collegial church of Saint-Étienne (Neuvy-Saint-Sépulchre)
- Cathedral of Saint-Front (Périgueux)
- Church of Saint-Léonard (Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat)
- Abbey (Saint-Sever)
- Former abbey of Notre-Dame de la Sauve Majeure (La Sauve)
- Church of Saint-Pierre (La Sauve)
- Basilica of Sainte-Madeleine (Vézelay)
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Via Tolasana
- Pont du Diable (Aniane)
- Hospice of the Plan and chapel of Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption (Aragnouet)
- Church of St Honorat (Arles)
- Cathedral of Sainte-Marie (Auch)
- Church of Notre-Dame de Tramesaygues (Audressein)
- Parochial church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Gavarnie-Gèdre)
- Church of Saint-Jacques (Gazost)
- Church of Saint-Laurent (Jézeau)
- Church of Sainte-Marie (Oloron-Sainte-Marie)
- Church of Notre-Dame-du-Bourg (Rabastens)
- Former cathedral of Notre-Dame (Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges)
- Early Christian basilica, Chapel of Saint-Julien (Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges)
- Former abbatial church (Saint-Gilles)
- Former abbey of Gellone (Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert)
- Former cathedral and cloister, cathedral of Notre-Dame-de-la-Sède, episcopal palace, rempart (Saint-Lizier)
- Basilica of Saint-Sernin (Toulouse)
- Hospital of Saint-Jacques (Toulouse)
- Basilica of Saint-Just (Valcabrère)
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