The list of medieval bridges in France comprises all bridges built between 500 and 1500 AD in what is today France, that is including regions which were not part of the country in the Middle Ages, such as Burgundy,

Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...

Lorraine Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gra ...

and

Savoie Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè'' or ''Savouè-d'Avâl''; English: ''Savoy'' ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Southeastern France. Located in the French Alps, its prefecture is Chambéry. In 2019, Savoie had a population ...

. Along with those

Roman bridge The ancient Romans were the first civilization to build large, permanent bridges. Early Roman bridges used techniques introduced by Etruscan immigrants, but the Romans improved those skills, developing and enhancing methods such as arches and ...

s which remained in service throughout the period, there are in total over 700 structures known. Carcassonne vieux pont

File:Le pont d'Avignon depuis l'île de la Barthelasse.jpg, Pont Saint-Bénézet (1177–1188) at Avignon,

Vaucluse Vaucluse (; oc, Vauclusa, label= Provençal or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.Pont-de-Saint-Nicolas de Campagnac (1261) at Sainte-Anastasie, Gard File:Pont du Gard BLS.jpg, Roman Pont-du-Gard at Remoulins, Gard (Albi) North views of the Ste Cécile Cathedral and the Old Bridge.jpg, Bridge at Albi (c. 1035), Tarn File:Belcastel 20.jpg, Bridge at Belcastel (15th century),

Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants ...

File:CathedraleEtVieuxPontBeziers.jpg, Bridge at Béziers (before 1209),

Cahors Cahors (; oc, Caors ) is a commune in the western part of Southern France. It is the smallest prefecture among the 13 departments that constitute the Occitanie Region. The main city of the Lot department and the historical center of the Que ...

, Lot File:Pont du Diable 2.JPG, Pont du Diable (1321–1339) at

Céret Céret (; ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France. It is the capital of the historic Catalan comarca of Vallespir. Geography The town lies in the foothills of the Pyrénées mountains, in southern France. ...

, Pyrénées-Orientales File:Espalion pont.jpg, Pont-Vieux at

Espalion Espalion (; oc, Espaliu) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Population Sights *Château de Calmont d'Olt *The Pont-Vieux (Old Bridge) is part of the World Heritage Sites of the Routes of Santiago de Compostela in Fr ...

(1060),

File:Limoges Pont Saint-Martial.jpg, Rebuilt Roman Pont-Saint-Martial (12th century) at Limoges, Haute-Vienne File:48 - Mende - Pont Notre-Dame.jpg, Pont Notre-Dame (14th century) at Mende,

Lozère Lozère (; oc, Losera ) is a landlocked department in the region of Occitanie in Southern France, located near the Massif Central, bounded to the northeast by Haute-Loire, to the east by Ardèche, to the south by Gard, to the west by Aveyron, ...

File:Metz Pont Moyen.JPG, Pont-des-Morts or Moyen Pont (1222–1223) at

Metz Metz ( , , lat, Divodurum Mediomatricorum, then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers. Metz is the prefecture of the Moselle department and the seat of the parliament of the Grand ...

, Moselle Pont vieux montauban.jpg, Bridge at

Montauban Montauban (, ; oc, Montalban ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, region of Occitania, Southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, ...

(c. 1336),

Tarn-et-Garonne Tarn-et-Garonne (; oc, Tarn e Garona ) is a department in the Occitania region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name. The area was originally part of the former provinces of Quercy and ...

File:Vezere01.jpg, Bridge at Montignac (11th century),

Dordogne Dordogne ( , or ; ; oc, Dordonha ) is a large rural department in Southwestern France, with its prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and the Pyrenees, it is name ...

Narbonne - Le pont des marchands.jpg, Roman Pont des Marchands at

Narbonne Narbonne (, also , ; oc, Narbona ; la, Narbo ; Late Latin:) is a commune in Southern France in the Occitanie region. It lies from Paris in the Aude department, of which it is a sub-prefecture. It is located about from the shores of the ...

, Aude File:Nyons 08 2006 067.jpg, Nyons Bridge (1361) at

Nyons Nyons (; See mistralian norm, and classical norm of Provençal.) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. History Nyons was settled in the 6th century BC as ''Nyrax'' by a Gallic tribe, probably the Segusiavi or the Se ...

Drôme Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.

File:Photo30022 le pont du diable - Olargues.jpg, Pont du Diable (12th century) at Olargues,

Hérault Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.Orthez Orthez (; eu, Ortheze; oc, Ortès, ) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, and region of New Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies 40 km NW of Pau on the Southern railway to Bayonne. The town also encompasses the sm ...

(by 1254), Basses-Pyrénées File:Camares pont 1.JPG, Bridge at Pont-de-Camarès (1311),

File:Pont médiéval Pont-Saint-Esprit FRA 001.jpg, Bridge at

Pont-Saint-Esprit Pont-Saint-Esprit (, literally "Holy Spirit Bridge"; oc, Lo Pònt Sant Esperit) is a commune in the Gard département in southern France. It is situated on the river Rhône and is the site of a historical crossing, hence its name. The Ardèche f ...

(begun 1265), Gard File:Saint-Affrique pont 3.JPG, Bridge at

Saint-Affrique Saint-Affrique (; Languedocien: ''Sant Africa'') is a commune in the Aveyron department in Southern France. History Saint-Affrique grew in the 6th century around the tomb of St. Africain, bishop of Comminges. In the 12th century a fortre ...

(before 1368),

File:Pont Gartempe Saint Savin 2006-07-10 1.jpg, Bridge at Saint-Savin sur Gartempe (possibly 12th or 13th century),

Vienne Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.List of Roman bridges * List of medieval stone bridges in Germany

References

Sources

*Marjorie Nice Boyer: ''Medieval French Bridges. A History'', Cambridge: Massachusetts, The Mediaeval Academy of America 1976, , pp. 171–195 {{Commons category, Stone arch bridges in France Medieval bridges in France *Medieval Bridges * * * * *

Medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...