Bimont Dam

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The Bimont Dam.

The Bimont Dam is a dam in Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde near Aix-en-Provence in France. [1] It was completed in 1951. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Auzias, Dominique; Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2015). Provence. Paris: Le Petit Futé. p. 236. ISBN   9782746983465.

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