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Pont Coppet

Vallières;Sâles, Haute-Savoie, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le pont Coppet en totalité (non cadastré, lieu-dit Gaudin) : inscription par arrêté du 4 novembre 2015
Protection dates
2015/11/04 : inscrit MH
Type
pont
Main period of construction
17e siècle
Dates
1626
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Vallières;Sâles
Département
Haute-Savoie
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.88948, 5.93880
Mérimée reference
PA74000024

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Au début du 17e siècle, Charles-Emmanuel Ier, duc de Savoie et prince de Piémont, décida de réaménager le tracé de la route de Chambéry à Genève pour des raisons à la fois militaires et économiques. Le pont Coppet fut mis en service en 1626. Jean-Jacques Siratio-Dian, grand voyer de Savoie supervisa sa construction qui fit gagner plus d'une lieu (environ 5 kilomètres) sur l'itinéraire entre Rumilly et Vallières. Le pont a assuré le passage de cette grande voie de communication jusqu'à l'ouverture de la nouvelle route du val de Fier en 1863.

English translation

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At the beginning of the 17th century, Charles-Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Prince of Piedmont, decided to replan the route from Chambéry to Geneva for both military and economic reasons. The Coppet bridge was put into service in 1626. Jean-Jacques Siratio-Dian, grand voyer of Savoy, supervised its construction which gained more than a league (approximately 5 kilometres) on the itinerary between Rumilly and Vallières. The bridge ensured the passage of this major route of communication until the opening of the new road of the val de Fier in 1863.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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