Ars-sur-Moselle ...

... the last arche of the Roman aqueduct
on the left bank of the Moselle ...

... the Roman aqueduct from Gorze to Metz ... (EN)
by ac-nancy-metz.fr/ia57/jussy/netsco
Realisation: Ecole primaire de Jussy (Moselle-France)
classe de CM1-CM2
... In order to take the water from the spring of 'Les Bouillons' to Metz,
a bridge had to be build across the river Moselle. ...
... The huge 1.1 km-long bridge is difficult to imagine. It had
about 110 arches and the highest ones were about 32 m high.
The slant was at least twice as steep as it was along
the rest of the aqueduc. ...

Jouy-Ars Aqueduct Bridge
(EN-FE-FR)
by en.structurae.de
... span lengths: max. 6 m - number of spans : 120
notes & comments: only 16 arches remain ...

Part of large-scale project:
Metz Roman Aqueduct
(EN-FE-FR)
by en.structurae.de
... total length: 22 km ...

Euvezin ...

... the Euvezin viaduct (144 m)

in the valley of the Rupt-de-Mad ... (EN)
by en.wikipedia.org
... is a 54.6 km (33.9 mi) long river and
a left tributary of the Moselle into which it flows
at Arnaville, 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Metz ...

Ligne 11 - Lérouville — Sarrebruck ...
by pagesperso-orange.fr/transports-vosges
... embranchement de la magistrale Paris – Strasbourg
vers Metz et Sarrebruck ...

Buxières-sous-les-Côtes ...

... Heudicourt - Buxières --->
<--- Buxières - Buxerulles - Woinville ...

... Chapel of Bures (1890)
Neo-Gothic style by the sculptors Chenin et Bichet.
On initiative of Nicolas Baudot.
On top of the chapel a 3 m. statue of the Holy Mary ...

... panoramic view of the Madine Lake, at the very heart
of the Regional Nature Park of Lorraine ...

... and the village of Buxières-sous-les-Côtes
and the mirabelle lorraine plums orchards ...

Pouilly-en-Bassigny ...

... The Meuse rises at Pouilly-en-Bassigny, not far

from the watershed between the North Sea
and the Mediterranean Sea drainage basins.
It is 950 km long and travels 47 km of this length
through Haute-Marne, where it is increased
in size by a dozen tributaries which all rise here or
travel along quite some length through the department.
On the Meuse, Saint Laurent's Fountain, also known as
St. Salaberge's Fountain, was said to cure certain ills.
source: champagne-ardenne-tourism.co.uk

... monument of the Meuse ...

... well 1 of Pouilly ...

The Meuse river ... (EN)
by en.wikipedia.org
... rises in Pouilly-en-Bassigny, commune of Le Châtelet-sur-Meuse
on the Langres plateau in France from where it flows northwards
past Sedan (the head of navigation) and Charleville-Mézières
into Belgium...

Montigny-lès-Cherlieu ...

... burgundy roofs ...
- the church roof of Montigny-lès-Cherlieu is made
of tiles glazed in terra cotta, green, yellow and black
and arranged in eye-catching geometric patterns ...

Montigny-lès-Cherlieu ... (FR)
by fr.wikipedia.org
... Situé dans la forêt domaniale de Cherlieu, et sur le passage
de l'ancienne voie romaine allant du Rhin à Langres,
le village de Montigny-lès-Cherlieu doit son origine
à un petit prieuré d'Antonins mentionné en 1127...

... remains of the Cherlieu abbey (1700)
in the Cherlieu hamlet near Montigny...

... En 1701, on construit un nouveau cloître ;
en 1773, c’est un nouveau palais monastique
qui voit le jour....
source:fr.wikipedia.org

... St. Bernard of Clairvaux founded the Cistercian
abbey of Cherlieu (1131-1791), under protection
of the ducs of Burgundy ...

... former farm, part of the Cherlieu abbey ...

... ruins of the abbhey church of Cherlieu ...

... the abbey church of Cherlieu
constructed between 1150 and 1220 ...

abbaye de Cherlieu ... (FR)
by fr.wikipedia.org
... Il n'en reste que des ruines, situées au hameau de Cherlieu, ...

... En 1701, on construit un nouveau cloître ;
en 1773, c’est un nouveau palais monastique qui voit le jour...

... En 1789, les 30 villages qui dépendent de Cherlieu
viennent réclamer les titres de redevances seigneuriales.
Les moines doivent signer, mains liées, corde au cou sous le glaive,
sur la place de Montigny, la renonciation à leurs droits.
Les archives brûlent ...

... Toute l'abbaye est vendue le 14 juin 1791, durant 11 jours;
le cloître est démoli ; l’église, démontée, sert de carrière pendant
plus d’une trentaine d’années, et se dégrade au cours des décennies ...

... Ne subsistent aujourd’hui que des restes du cloître du XV^e siècle
et des bâtiments conventuels des XVII^e et XVIII^e siècles,
transformés en ferme, ainsi que le logement du portier;
de l’église, seul est encore debout un mur du transept.
À la ferme du Ferry, un calvaire du XVII^e siècle témoigne
encore de l’histoire religieuse des lieux ...

Haute Marne ...

L'Aster
Distributeur "Gex" à pentagramme
avec dispositif d'inversion automatique
aux couleurs de la marque Ozo
source: membres.lycos.fr/pompe/1930-1950

... petrol price : € 1,305/litre ...

... yes, we're open ...

... operating instructions ...

... safety instructions - while refueling:
- turn off the vehicle engine
- no smoking, lighting matches or lighters
- turn off non-electric lights ...

Ateliers de Construction Mecanique L'Aster
8, rue Baudin - Ivry
Distributeur GEX - 1935

GEX visible petrol pump
French elegance at it best!.
Some of these attractive pumps in Paris were even fitted
with tall cast iron lamp standards on top of the pump!
Twin 5 litre glass cylinders on a heavy cast constrution.
source: petroliana.co.uk

Canal between Champagne and Burgundy #1 ...

... The former Marne-Saône Canal renamed
the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne (224 Km)
Vitry le François (on the Marne) - Maxilly sur Saône ...

... (former) Canal de la Marne à la Saône

Lock #1 des Batailles
Moulin Chapeau 2k6 <--- [] ---> garage 0k6 ...

(former) Canal de la Marne à la Saône ... (FR)
by fr.wikipedia.org
... now Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne ...
... canal à bief de partage au gabarit Freycinet
reliant les vallées de la Marne et de la Saône ...