The Pont du Diable on the Hérault River is one of many bridges with this name (it means Devil’s bridge). It is located over a steep-sided gorge, about 4 km north-west of Aniane in the Hérault department in south-central France (Occitania), 38 km from Montpellier.
The bridge has been listed by the French Ministry of Culture as a monument historique since 1935 and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the World Heritage Sites of the Camino de Santiago to Santiago de Compostela in France (together with Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert village and Gellone Abbey).
Constructed by Benedictine monks in the first half of the 11th century, it provided a link between the abbey at Aniane and the Gellone Abbey at Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert. Though subsequently widened and raised several metres around 1770, it has retained its original shape.
Vehicular traffic is now catered for by a newer bridge, from which splendid views may be had of the original bridge and an aqueduct that takes water to the vineyards of Saint-Jean-de-Fos.
The bridge has been listed by the French Ministry of Culture as a monument historique since 1935.
There are two other bridges in Hérault known as “Pont du Diable”, at Olargues and at Villemagne-l’Argentière.
Coordinates: 43°42′27″N 3°33′27″E
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