Barré bridge

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It’s a bridge (Pont Barré) over the river Layon, built in XI century, restored in 1988.

The river Layon, was sort of a frontier between the region Anjou and Poitou. The bridge Barré was a demarcation point between Republicans and Royalists during the Vendée War (1793).

As at those days, the tax of salt was higher in Anjou then in Poitou. there were farm soldiers on the bridge controlled the traffic of salt between these two regions.

next to the Barré bridge, an other one was built for today’s traffic

There are vineyards around the valley Layon, a very good white vin Coteau de Layon is from here.

April 2019.

2 Bridges

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Two of the bridges over the river Loire, few hundred meters from each other, one for trains, one for cars and pedestrians. Nice walk on the riverbank.