Pont de Bonnefont - Ollioules, France - Stone Bridges on Waymarking.com

Ollioules is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The City of Ollioules has always been attentive to the evolution of the coastal river La Reppe, which crosses the town.

For more than 25 years, many operations have been carried out to avoid pollution by eradicating wild flows, rehabilitating shoreline pipelines, reminding landlord-owners who do not fulfill their legal obligations, clean river operations with the elected Municipal Council, the Municipal Council of Youth, the city center Cil, the local residents.

The plaque reads: "Pont et quartier de la Bonnefont - Ainsi nommé en référence à une source, font en provençal, ce quartier était autrefois constitué de jardins où l'on cultivait fruits et légumes. Le seigneur d'Ollioules, lui-même, y possédait le sien. Pour y accéder, on traversait la Reppe par un pont d'origine médiévale. C'était à l'époque un pont en dos d'âne comme le montrent les assises de pierres. A côté, une grande resclave permet au canal d'irrigation de traverser la Reppe pour alimenter les jardins et les moulins situés en aval."

Translation: "Pont and Bonnefont district - Named in reference to a source, "font" in Provençal, this district was originally made of gardens where fruit and vegetables were grown. The lord of Ollioules, himself, possessed his own. To reach it, one crossed the Reppe by a bridge of medieval origin. It was at that time a bridge in the back of a donkey as shown by the foundations of stones. Beside, a large dam "resclave" allows the irrigation canal to cross the Reppe to feed the gardens and the mills located downstream."

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Physical Location (city, county, etc.): Ollioules, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Road, Highway, Street, etc.: Chemin de la Bonnefont Water or other terrain spanned: River Reppe Architect/Builder: N/A Construction Date: Not listed

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