Samedi 19 septembre, 09h30

Septembre 2026

Samedi 19
- 09:30 - 17:30

Aqueduc d'Ansignan

66220 Ansignan

Pyrénées-Orientales

Occitanie

Guided tour of the Ansignan aqueduct bridge

Name: Visite guidée du pont-aqueduc d'Ansignan
Start: 2026-09-19T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-19T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Aqueduc d'Ansignan

Guided tours of the Anchistaan aqueduct bridge

Samedi 19 septembre, 09h30

©Christian Dumas

Guided tours of the Ansignan aqueduct bridge
Discover the history and architectural features of this remarkable structure during a guided tour.

Septembre 2026

Samedi 19
- 09:30 - 17:30

Informations additionnelles

Manifestation

Journées Européennes du Patrimoine

Diwar-benn al lec'h

Aqueduc d'Ansignan

66220 Ansignan

Pyrénées-Orientales

Occitanie

The place and its history: an aqueduct dating from Roman times, emblem of the village
According to a study conducted in 1991, the aqueduct dates from Roman times for its oldest part. The use of bricks in making arches vaults has allowed to retain a construction date between 220 and 270 AD. The aqueduct bridge is the emblem of the village and one of the only rural aqueduct built during the ancient period still active in Europe. However, this work has been the subject of repairs throughout the centuries, extending the building to its current dimensions. Its origin and primary purpose are surrounded by mysteries. It could have been intended to supply a nearby Roman villa or an iron ore mine, to irrigate the valley or to feed the ancient village. The legend even says that the plans for this aqueduct were brought back from Babylon under Hugues Capet in 980, during the crusades. They would be those of a work that fed, from the Euphrates, the suspended gardens of Queen Semiramis, foundress of

Merkoù

Monument historique & Édifice rural

Moned

From the signposted parking of the bird trail you can reach the aqueduct, on foot along the bird trail, by car following the communal paths.

UID

Septembre 2026

Geführte Besichtigung der Aquäduktbrücke von Ansignan

Guided tour of the Ansignan aqueduct bridge

Visita guidata del ponte-acquedotto di Ansignan

Visite guidée du pont-aqueduc d'Ansignan

Visita guiada del puente-acueducto de Ansignan

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