Roue à aubes - Isle-sur-la-Sorgue, France
Posted by: Chris777
N 43° 55.109 E 005° 03.217
31T E 664873 N 4864868
[FR] Une des roues à aubes de l'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue.
[ENG] One of the paddle wheels of Isle-on-the-Sorgue.
Waymark Code: WM21AE
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 08/19/2007
Views: 76
[FR] Jadis, les habitants vivaient essentiellement de la pêche (jusqu'à 15 000 écrevisses par jour!), les grandes roues à aubes servaient de "moteur" à de nombreuses manufactures de soie du 18e siècle, puis de papier au 19e.
Certaines roues fonctionnent toujours pour le plaisir des passants, dont celle-ci située dans le jardin public de la Caisse d'Epargne.
[ENG] Formerly, the inhabitants lived primarily of fishing (to 15.000 crayfish per day!), the large paddle wheels served as “engine” with many silk manufactures of the 18th century, then of paper (19th).
Some wheels always function for the pleasure of the passers by, of which this one located in the park of the Savings bank.
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