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Attraction in the Vendee.
Locks At
Pointe Aux Herbes
By
definition a lock is a collection of engineering works,(quays,gates, dams, and
bridges) and buildings including warehouses, residences and lock keepers house
built along a waterway.
Locks were built in the 19th Century on the approaches to large market towns: Marans, Niort, Fontenay-le-Comte and Lucon where the waterways of the marshes converged.
The L'ecluse de la Pointe aux Herbes on the Canal de Lucon is a fine example. Using a system of lockgates and chambers it was possible for boats to navigate between waters held at differing levels. Today with the decline of navigatable waterways on the Marais Poitevin the need for this type of lock has been reduced.
Locks were built in the 19th Century on the approaches to large market towns: Marans, Niort, Fontenay-le-Comte and Lucon where the waterways of the marshes converged.
The L'ecluse de la Pointe aux Herbes on the Canal de Lucon is a fine example. Using a system of lockgates and chambers it was possible for boats to navigate between waters held at differing levels. Today with the decline of navigatable waterways on the Marais Poitevin the need for this type of lock has been reduced.
Return to
the Marais
Poitevin page for detailed information on these remarkable
marshes