Polder de l'Authion | How to avoid having your feet in the water: the Ponts-de-Cé excavation station

Les Ponts de Cé, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
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21 Septembre 2025
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Visit this hydraulic equipment! The Ponts-de-Cé mining station built in 1974 allowed the Val d'Authion to become a polder where more than 40,000 inhabitants live. When the Loire is high, it protects people and land from remaining flooded on 35,000 hectares. Come and discover this unique place. Informations Here is a clarification on the schedule of these guided tours: departure of the visits at 9:30, then 10:15, then 11:45, then 14:45, then 14:45, then 15:30, and finally 16:15.

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Les Ponts de Cé, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France

47.42872, -0.520088

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