| Pont-canal de la Cesse | |
| Material1: | Masonry |
| Material2: | Masonry |
| Number Spans: | 3 |
| Mainspan: | 18.3m (60feet) |
| Towpath: | Both |
| Open: | 1690 |
| Coordinates: | 43.28°N 2.9153°W |
Cesse Aqueduct (French: Pont-Canal de la Cesse) is one of several aqueducts, or water bridge, created for the Canal du Midi. Originally, the canal crossed the Cesse on the level. Pierre-Paul Riquet, the original architect of the canal, had placed a curved dam 205m (673feet) long and 9.1m (29.9feet) high across the Cesse in order to collect water to make the crossing possible; the aqueduct replaced this dam.
The Cesse Aqueduct was designed in 1686 by Marshal Sebastien Vauban and completed in 1690 by Antoine Niquet. Master mason was John Gaudot.[1] It has three spans, the middle being 18.3m (60feet) and the side being 14.6m (47.9feet) each. It is located in Mirepeisset, Aude (11), Languedoc-Roussillon, France, about one mile from the port town of Le Somail. [2] [3]
In 1967, a scene from "Le Petit Baigneur" directed by Robert Dhéry, with Louis de Funès, was filmed a Cesse Aqueduct.