Roue à aubes - Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France - Working Water Wheels on Waymarking.com

[FR] Jadis, les habitants vivaient essentiellement de la pêche (jusqu'à 15 000 écrevisses par jour!), les grandes roues à aubes servaient de "moteur" à de nombreuses manufactures de soie du 18e siècle, puis de papier au 19e.
Certaines roues fonctionnent toujours pour le plaisir des passants, dont celle-ci située dans le jardin public de la Caisse d'Epargne.

[ENG] Formerly, the inhabitants lived primarily of fishing (to 15.000 crayfish per day!), the large paddle wheels served as “engine” with many silk manufactures of the 18th century, then of paper (19th).
Some wheels always function for the pleasure of the passers by, of which this one located in the park of the Savings bank.

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