Le canal de Marseille

River

13610 Saint-Estève-Janson

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Un passage en souterrain au nord de Coudoux. Vue vers l'ouest depuis la route des Quatre Termes (vallon du Berratin). Tunnel d'environ 102 m de long ; à l'autre bout du tunnel sur la gauche se trouve une station de pompage. Le prochain tunnel dans cette direction est le souterrain de la Baume.

Pont-aqueduc du canal de Marseille près de Charleval (probablement Valbonnette). Au premier plan, le canal EDF.

Concrete canal built from 1839 to 1854, 80 km long and composed of basins, and numerous technical works (including the Aqueduct of Roquefavour). It starts from Saint Estève Janson, and provides water to the communes up to Marseille.

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The canal of Marseille collects at the level of Saint Estève Janson, a part of the waters diverted by the EDF canal. With a length of 80 km for its main branch (of which 17 km are underground) and 160 km for its derivations, its vocation is the supply of drinking water to the communes up to Marseille: Lambesc, La Barben, Coudoux, Ventabren, Aix, Cabriès, then Aubagne, Gémenos or Cassis...

It was built in the middle of the 19th century in about fifteen years under the direction of the...