Sivens Dam

Sivens Dam
Sivens Dam is located in France
Sivens Dam
Location of Sivens Dam in France
Official nameBarrage de Sivens
CountryFrance
LocationLisle-sur-Tarn
Coordinates43°55′0″N 1°46′10″E / 43.91667°N 1.76944°E / 43.91667; 1.76944
StatusCancelled
Construction beganAugust 2014
Construction cost8.4 million euros
Owner(s)Department of Tarn
Dam and spillways
Type of damEmbankment dam
ImpoundsTescou
Height12 m (39 ft)
Height (thalweg)12.8 m (42 ft)
Length304 m (997 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity1,500,000 m3 (1,200 acre⋅ft)
Surface area42 ha (100 acres)
Maximum length2 km (1.2 mi)

Sivens Dam (Barrage de Sivens) was a dam which was planned for construction across the Tescou, a tributary of the Tarn in the basin of the Garonne in Southern France, near to Toulouse. The construction site was 10 km north of Lisle-sur-Tarn, in the Department of Tarn (Midi-Pyrénées). The dam was named after the nearby Forest of Sivens. Construction work began in 2014 and was then halted after Rémi Fraisse, a 21-year-old man protesting against the construction project, was killed by a stun grenade fired by police. His death sparked further protests across France, some of which were violent.[1] The project was then closed in 2015 by the Minister of Ecology Ségolène Royal.[2][3] There was a later proposal for a smaller dam.

  1. ^ The Guardian, 28 October 2014, French Socialists and Greens at odds following death of Sivens dam protester, by Anne Penketh in Paris
  2. ^ "Lisle-sur-Tarn. Sivens : La délibération d'utilité publique annulée".
  3. ^ Ball, Sam (6 March 2015). "Environmentalists lose bitter battle over controversial dam". France 24. Retrieved 5 May 2019.