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- HISTORY -
A causeway has existed in Avénières since at least the 12th century. It controlled the operation of the Avénières or Verger mill on the right bank and the Chantelou mill on the left bank. It was fitted with a sailor's gate after 1537. When the canal was built, it was destroyed and replaced by a lock dam. The work was carried out to plans drawn up by the Ponts et Chaussées engineer, Dupuy, by the Rennes contractor Pierre Chaigneau, who was chosen in the tender held on 12 August...
A causeway has existed in Avénières since at least the 12th century. It controlled the operation of the Avénières or Verger mill on the right bank and the Chantelou mill on the left bank. It was fitted with a sailor's gate after 1537. When the canal was built, it was destroyed and replaced by a lock dam. The work was carried out to plans drawn up by the Ponts et Chaussées engineer, Dupuy, by the Rennes contractor Pierre Chaigneau, who was chosen in the tender held on 12 August...
