Conférence - "Puits, fontaines et Service d’eau à Fontenay-le-Comte"

At the Municipal Theatre
The name Fontenay comes from the Latin "fons", meaning spring. Drinking water is essential to life. That's why we've always looked for the purest water possible. This is often guaranteed by filtration through the geological layers, so water is collected from the cliffside in fountains, or a well is dug to reach the aquifer. Throughout its history, the population of Fontenay has clustered around these water sources.

We all know about the Fontaine des 4 Tias and the...