The Roquefavour aqueduct: is the largest stone
aqueduct in the world. This veritable masterpiece,
375 metres long and 84 metres high, with 3 tiers
of arches, crosses the Arc Valley at Ventabren.
It was designed and built in five years under the
direction of the engineer De Montricher, being
inaugurated on 19 December 1847. It supplied
the city of Marseille with water.
Towns and villages in the Aix Region
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Upper Valley of the Arc, The Etoile range, Cotes range and the Touloubre,
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