Pont du Diable (Céret)

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Pont du Diable (Céret) is a historic medieval stone arch bridge spanning the Tech River near the town of Céret in southern France, renowned for its dramatic single-span design and associated local legends.

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instanceOf medieval stone arch bridge
road bridge
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle medieval engineering
bridgeDesign single-span arch bridge
country France
crosses Tech River
hasApproximateCompletionPeriod Middle Ages
hasConstructionType masonry arch
hasCoordinateLocation approximate coordinates in southern France
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Céret and the Tech valley
hasHeritageStatus protected historic monument
hasLegend bridge said to have been built with the help of the devil
devil allegedly demanded the first soul to cross the bridge
hasLocalName Pont du Diable bridge
surface form: Pont du Diable
hasNameInLanguage Devil’s Bridge@en
Pont du Diable bridge
surface form: Pont du Diable@fr
hasViewOf Tech River
surface form: Tech River gorge

surrounding hills of Céret
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France)
isIncludedIn lists of Devil’s Bridges in Europe
lists of notable medieval bridges in France
isPartOf regional cultural heritage of Roussillon
isTouristDestinationFor hiking in surrounding area
photography
sightseeing
locatedIn Céret
France
Occitanie
Pyrénées-Orientales department
surface form: Pyrénées-Orientales
locatedNear Pyrenees
surface form: Pyrenees mountains

Céret
surface form: town of Céret
materialUsed stone
nearbyCity Perpignan
notableFor dramatic single-span design
local legends involving the devil
numberOfSpans 1
partOf Ponts du Diable (family of Devil’s Bridges in Europe)
region southern France
usedFor pedestrian traffic
road traffic (historically)

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Céret hasStructure Pont du Diable (Céret)