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Attraction in the Vendee.
Le Canal
de Ceinture des Hollandais
Transfer
canals such as the one shown here have the role of recuperating the overflow
waters from the marshes, which are then either discharged to the sea or retained
for irrigation of the land in times of drought.
Their function is best viewed during times of flood especially at the Bund "Bonde du Coteau" between Nalliers and Chaille-les-Marais.
Canal de la Ceinture des Hollandais was built in the 13th century when it was called d'Achenal le Roi, 1642 at the request of King Henry IV it was restored by Dutch engineers hence its name today. The water was drawn off to reclaim what was then the Petite Poitou by 2 canals at right angles to each other and the entire polder covered some 6670 hectares which were devided into holdings of 50ha each.
In 1651 the nearby the nearby polders of Champagne and Bois Dieux in Vix were created
Apart from its essential work of drainage the waterway is a natural haven for flora and fauna
Their function is best viewed during times of flood especially at the Bund "Bonde du Coteau" between Nalliers and Chaille-les-Marais.
Canal de la Ceinture des Hollandais was built in the 13th century when it was called d'Achenal le Roi, 1642 at the request of King Henry IV it was restored by Dutch engineers hence its name today. The water was drawn off to reclaim what was then the Petite Poitou by 2 canals at right angles to each other and the entire polder covered some 6670 hectares which were devided into holdings of 50ha each.
In 1651 the nearby the nearby polders of Champagne and Bois Dieux in Vix were created
Apart from its essential work of drainage the waterway is a natural haven for flora and fauna
Return to
the Marais
Poitevin page for detailed information on these remarkable
marshes
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