The Divatte levee is the last Loire levee built between 1847 and 1856 between Basse Goulaine and La Chapelle Basse Mer (Divatte/Loire), passing through St Julien de Concelles.
The Divatte levee, the last of the Loire levees, was built to contain the vagaries of the Loire and allow market gardening to flourish. The Divatte levee is the last of the Loire levees, built between 1847 and 1856 between Saint Sébastien and La Chapelle Basse Mer (Divatte sur Loire) over a distance of almost 16 km to contain the land from the river's devastating floods and allow crops to develop. It is named after the little river "La Divatte" on the border between the departments of Loire-Atlantique and Maine-et-Loire, the historic border between Brittany and Anjou.
This dyke is made up of earth, sand and stone taken from the banks of the Loire (600,000 m²).
Accessible to pedestrians and cyclists, it is one of the major walking and cycling routes in the Loire Valley. Depending on the season, you can observe a wealth of fauna and flora typical of the banks of the Loire, with changing light giving the site a particularly photogenic character.
This dyke is made up of earth, sand and stone taken from the banks of the Loire (600,000 m²).
Accessible to pedestrians and cyclists, it is one of the major walking and cycling routes in the Loire Valley. Depending on the season, you can observe a wealth of fauna and flora typical of the banks of the Loire, with changing light giving the site a particularly photogenic character.
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