Fontinettes boat lift

[3] The metal was supplied by Société des anciens établissements Cail (now the Fives Group [fr]).

[2] It was designed to avoid the need to use five locks, which took some 90 minutes, to change height by 13 metres.

It was inspired by the similar Anderton Boat Lift built in 1875 in Cheshire, England.

It was then replaced by a big, single lock (écluse des Fontinettes), built about 500m upstream.

The lift was rescued from demolition by a local conservation group and guided tours are available during the summer months for a small fee.