Pont du Diable (Hérault)
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Pont du Diable (Hérault) is a medieval stone arch bridge in southern France, renowned for its dramatic span over the Hérault Gorge and its association with local “Devil’s Bridge” legends.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pont du Diable (Hérault) canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
listed monument
ⓘ
medieval stone arch bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Devil’s Bridge legends
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local folklore ⓘ |
| bridgeDesign | arch bridge ⓘ |
| builders |
Benedictine monks of Aniane
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ⓘ
Benedictine monks of Gellone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | pilgrims on the Way of St. James ⓘ |
| category | Devil’s bridges in France ⓘ |
| constructionEndCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 11th century ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | Hérault River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesAt | Hérault Gorge near Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Devil’s Bridge over the Hérault
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ⓘ
Pont du Diable d’Aniane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConstructionTechnique | masonry arches ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
example of Romanesque civil engineering
ⓘ
symbol of the Hérault valley ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
carries road traffic
ⓘ
pedestrian crossing ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
Devil attempts to destroy the bridge each night
ⓘ
pact between monks and the Devil to build the bridge ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction |
Grotte de Clamouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFacility | beach and bathing area on the Hérault River ⓘ |
| hasParapet | stone parapets ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Hérault Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Monument historique (France) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1935 ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest medieval bridges in France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hérault department
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ⓘ
Occitanie ⓘ
surface form:
Occitanie region
southern France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | local authorities of Hérault ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Devil (Diable) from local legend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Aniane
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ⓘ
Saint-Jean-de-Fos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | Gorges de l’Hérault site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadTypeCarried | local road ⓘ |
| safetyModification | reinforced and widened in modern times ⓘ |
| spans | Hérault Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.