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The 8,200 kilometres of water roads
are the result of a thousand-year-long landscaping,
initiated by the monks.
854 hydraulic structures can be observed.

Dams, locks, lock gates. Bungs, aqueducts…

There are as many hydraulic structures as landscapes.

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The Marsh from the sky
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The Marsh from the sky

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The Marsh from the sky

Like the rest of the Marais poitevin, the wet marsh, with its dams and harbours,

a postcard landscape.

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In the intimacy of the villages
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In the intimacy of the villages

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In the intimacy of the villages

Light effects and water reflects.

The green nature and the hydraulic structures compose the unique face of the Marais Poitevin.

A harmony that hasn’t changed over the centuries.

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To go to the other side of the dam,

nothing but a “pass-boat”.

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Natural treasures
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Natural treasures

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Natural treasures

After a “conche”, a small water road,

a majestic canal appears in front of us and invite us to discover it.

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With the vastness of the sceneries of the Marais poitevin,

nothing is spoiling the horizon.

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The Marsh from the sky
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The Marsh from the sky

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The Marsh from the sky

Lock gates open at low tide, so that the excess water of the Marsh is evacuated.

A scene that happens every day.

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The large hydraulic structures

are the proofs of land dewatering work that occurred from the 12th to the 20th century.

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On the trails of the Marsh
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On the trails of the Marsh

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On the trails of the Marsh

The ocean is so close

that it reminds the maritime past of the Marsh.

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Who is up for a ride?
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Who is up for a ride?

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Who is up for a ride?

From the calm water of the canal, at the sunset,

creatures from stories and legends of the Marsh can appear.

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Tourist Office<br>Niort Marais Poitevin

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Niort Marais Poitevin

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the Deux-Sèvres side

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Tourist Office<br>Aunis Marais Poitevin

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Aunis Marais Poitevin

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