The building of the aqueduct finds its origins in the spring of Les Bouillons north of Gorze. The spring is of course situated on high ground, 208 metres above sea level. It is very likely to have been chosen for the quality of its waters and its rate of flow.
The spring gets its waters from brooks on the plateau of Le Geai. They rise in the area of the Mouza hill. The excess water swells the brook of Gorze that flows to the river Moselle in Noveant.
Along its route the aqueduct harnesses some other springs: the Parfondval waters before leaving Gorze, the Sainte-Fontaine waters just before the basin of Ars and the spring of Luzerailles in the basin of Jouy.
In the middle of the XIXth century a new aqueduct was built to supply Metz with water. This aqueduc is shorter. Indeed it is only 15.2 km long. It runs across our village -Jussy- and is still in use today. Therefore nowadays the citizens of Metz can still drink the water from the spring of Les Bouillons.
The current harnessing of the spring of Les Bouillons
