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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf listed monument ⓘ
medieval stone arch bridge ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ
associatedWith Devil’s Bridge legends ⓘ
local folklore ⓘ
bridgeDesign arch bridge ⓘ
builders Benedictine monks of Aniane ⓘ
linked to: Benedictines

Benedictine monks of Gellone ⓘ
linked to: Benedictines
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 ⓘ
crossesAt Hérault Gorge near Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Devil’s Bridge over the Hérault ⓘ
Pont du Diable d’Aniane ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert ⓘ
hasNearbyFacility beach and bathing area on the Hérault River ⓘ
hasParapet stone parapets ⓘ
hasViewOf Hérault Gorge ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique (France) ⓘ
heritageDesignationDate 1935 ⓘ
isOneOf oldest medieval bridges in France ⓘ
locatedIn Hérault department ⓘ
linked to: Hérault

Occitanie region ⓘ
linked to: Occitanie

southern France ⓘ
linked to: Southern France
maintainedBy local authorities of Hérault ⓘ
materialUsed stone ⓘ
namedAfter Devil (Diable) from local legend ⓘ
linked to: the Devil
near Aniane ⓘ
Saint-Jean-de-Fos ⓘ
numberOfSpans 3 ⓘ
partOf Gorges de l’Hérault site ⓘ
roadTypeCarried local road ⓘ
safetyModification reinforced and widened in modern times ⓘ
spans Hérault Gorge ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1998 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hérault River → hasBridge → Pont du Diable (Hérault) ⓘ
Hérault valley → hasPart → Pont du Diable (Hérault) ⓘ
Pont du Diable (Hérault) → hasAlternativeName → Devil’s Bridge over the Hérault ⓘ
linked to: Pont du Diable (Hérault)