Panoramical view of the main reservoir, under the France stadium.

Reservoirs of the Plaine Saint-Denis (here, the smallest tank), located under the France stadium are one of the largest type of construction. It can hold up to 165.000m ³ of water. The irregular shape of the pillars is due to the construction technique by molding (digging the soil, concrete injection and clearing the land around the pillar).

The inside of the main reservoir of sewerage of Saint-Denis.

A reservoir in construction.

In the quarries under the watertank of Montsouris. Due to the weight of the reservoir, quarries were massively reinforced

To go from the control center room of the reservoir to the reservoir, you have to cross the parking of France stadium.

A spillway in construction.

The reservoir of Saint-Denis has two goals. Fight against flooding by optimizing draining and treat the pollution by settling the water.

Vanne's reservoir. The consolidation of existing quarries in the location of these
Tanks was started September 7, 1868, under the direction of Mr. E. of Fourcy. Engineer
Chief Mining Inspector-General of careers by Mr A. Descos mining engineer: Interrupted
March 6, 1869, she was taken May 27, 1872 and completed January 31, 1874 under the direction
successive M M. JACQUOT DESCOTTES and chief mining engineers, inspectors general
Careers by Mr O. KELLER mining engineer. Mr. Trie and Mr. LAZIES contractors.