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The evolution of paths

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fr    The evolution of paths    L'evoluzione dei percorsi    Die Entwicklung der Wege    De evolutie van paden    La evolución de los caminos.
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 The evolution of paths
THE DRAMONT DISTRICT, UNINHABITED BEFORE THE QUARRY EXPLOITATION, WAS CROSSED BY THE CUSTOMS ROAD. IN 1863, THE SOCIÉTÉ DU PARIS-LYON-MÉDITERRANÉE OPENED THE RAILWAY AND CREATED A LEVEL CROSSING ALLOWING THE CONTINUITY OF THE CUSTOMS ROAD NORTH OF THE RAILWAY (CURRENT ACCESS TO THE CAMPSITE). TO THE SOUTH, THE EXPLOITATION OF THE PLOTS IN 1863 PREVENTED TRAVEL BY THE SEASIDE.

From the level crossing, the route of the original road runs along the railroad tracks east then heads north, nearby of what will become the East quarry (the lake), then descends in the direction of the tunnel under the railway, (after the School current), to reach the seaside.

From 1883, the development and extension of exploitations make the path unusable: the extraction porphyry is now done north of the lane of railway, mainly the East quarry. The path is moved and runs along the railway line to the north. This is what current path "of the boars"

In 1899, the company ceded to the municipality a band of land, located south of the railway line, in order to create the deviation of the local road n° 7. In 1903, the road of the Corniche linking Saint-Raphaël to Cannes will be carried out by Le Touring Club de France at this location.

In order to avoid the isolation of the village, the municipality signs an agreement in 1899 with the Société des Carrières, for the construction of a bridge over the railway line. Built in 1902, this access to the village, still in use, will be enlarged in 1970.

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