Enjoy a walk or cycle ride along the greenway along the Canal du Nivernais to admire the 16 locks in the Sardy valley, an impressive structure, unimaginable in its beauty and tranquillity, and a...
In the north of Anjou, 30 km from Angers, the Maison de la Rivière is an ecomuseum located in Châteauneuf-sur-Sarthe and retracing the history of navigation in the Maine basin.
The Roche lock and mill
A causeway has existed here at La Roche-du-Maine since at least the 14th century. It operated two mills on either bank of the Mayenne. After 1537, the causeway was equipped...
The Neuville causeway appears on Jaillot's map (1706), as do the two mills it controlled on the right and left banks. When the Mayenne was canalized in the 19th century, it was replaced by a lock dam...
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The Boisseau causeway has existed since at least the 15th century. It was used to power a mill on the left bank. To ensure the passage of boats on the upper Mayenne, a project to build a...
A causeway has existed at La Fosse since at least the 15th century. It was used to power a mill on the left bank. After 1537, it was equipped with a marinière gate. The canalization of the Mayenne in...
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The old causeway at Port Rhingeard was used by a mill documented in 1446. After 1537, it was equipped with a marinière gate. Work to improve navigation on the Mayenne in the 19th century...
The old causeway, whose existence is attested to in the late 11th century, ensured the operation of two mills: the Grand Pendu, on the right bank, and the Petit Pendu, on the left bank. Equipped with...
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The old chaussée de Bonne supported a flour mill on the right bank, documented in 1536. After 1537, it was equipped with a marinière gate. Work to improve navigation on the Mayenne in the...
In order to retain water and create a favourable fall for the mill wheels, modest wooden and stone pavements were built; fishermen who wanted to set gear found suitable sites there.
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A causeway has existed in Avénières since at least the 12th century. It controlled the operation of the Avénières or Verger mill on the right bank and the Chantelou mill on the left bank...
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in 1452, Persigand is mentioned as the site of a "chaussée à moulin et pescherie". After 1537, it was equipped with a marinière gate. By 1829, there was no longer any mill on the roadway...
A causeway has existed at Briassé since at least the 15th century. It operated a mill on the left bank. A lock gate was added after 1537. The canalization of the Mayenne led to its demolition and the...
