The Donzère-Mondragon Dam (or André-Blondel dam), located in the French commune of Bollène-Écluse ) is a hydroelectric dam and lock built in 1952 at the southern end of the Donzère-Mondragon canal, in the Vaucluse department in France. It was registered in the list of historic monuments in France in 1992.
3-635: This hydroelectric dam is in the French commune of Bollène in the Vaucluse department of south-eastern France. Designed by architect Théodore Sardnal, it was built in 1947 and officially opened on 25 October 1952 by the French President , Vincent Auriol . Construction lasted five years. The Donzère-Mondragon Dam is one of the largest hydroelectric dams in France, with a total installed capacity of 354 MW. The dam has
6-533: A height of 58 meters and a length of 5.8 kilometers, and it consists of five turbines that generate electricity from the flow of water through the dam. This article about a French building or structure is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a dam, floodgate or canal in Europe is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Boll%C3%A8ne Bollène ( French pronunciation: [bɔlɛn] ; Provençal : Bouleno )
9-523: Is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France . Bollène is a commune located in the north of the Vaucluse department next to the junction of Drôme , Ardèche and Gard departments . Located near major communication routes, the city (old town) occupies the northern end of a sandstone plateau where lie the communes of Mondragon , Mornas , Uchaux and Lagarde-Paréol . The rest of
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