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facts |
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construction |
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17th century by Pierre Paul Riquet |
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size |
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length: 240km |
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width: 19m |
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location |
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location: south of France |
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locks |
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number: 63 |
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trees |
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begin: 45000 |
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today: 250000 |
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info |
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cities (left
- right) |
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Toulouse |
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Le Lauragais |
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Narouze |
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Castelnaudary |
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Carcassonne [Web] |
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Trèbes |
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Redorte |
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Répudre |
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Le Somail |
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Cesse |
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Capstang |
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Malpas (tunnel) |
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Béziers |
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Portiragnes |
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Vias |
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Agde (round lock) |
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Marseillan |
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Thau |
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other |
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photos MidiPhotoBank [Web] |
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some
news from the web, updated continuously
The former name was Canal Royal de Languedoc
UNESCO World Heritage in 1996
Weblinks
guide Canal Midi com [Web]
guide Canal Midi org [Web]
Locks
| name |
steps |
altitude
|
distance to next |
| Canal latéral de la Garonne |
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132 m |
1.044 m |
| Béarnais |
1 |
135 m |
951 m |
| Minimes |
1 |
139 m |
1.260 m |
| Bayard |
1 |
145 m |
12.177 m |
| Castanet |
1 |
148 m |
1.705 m |
| Vic |
1 |
151 m |
7.495 m |
| Montgiscard |
1 |
159 m |
3.195 m |
| Ayguesvives |
2 |
159 m |
1.502 m |
| Sanglier |
2 |
163 m |
3.703 m |
| Négra |
1 |
166 m |
4.210 m |
| Laval |
2 |
170 m |
1.428 m |
| Gardouch |
1 |
173 m |
4.097 m |
| Renneville |
1 |
176 m |
2.843 m |
| Encassan |
2 |
185 m |
1.560 m |
| Emborrel |
1 |
189 m |
4.157 m |
| Océan |
1 |
193 m |
5.190 m |
| Méditerranée |
1 |
193 m |
789 m |
| Roc |
2 |
189 m |
1.271 m |
| Laurens |
3 |
180 m |
1.138 m |
| Domergue |
1 |
175 m |
1.233 m |
| La Planque |
1 |
173 m |
4.678 m |
| Saint-Roch |
4 |
170 m |
1.533 m |
| Gay |
2 |
159 m |
1.653 m |
| Vivier |
3 |
154 m |
418 m |
| Guillermin |
1 |
147 m |
583 m |
| Saint-Sernin |
1 |
145 m |
937 m |
| Guerre |
1 |
141 m |
1.094 m |
| Peyruque |
1 |
139 m |
498 m |
| La Criminelle |
1 |
137 m |
1.388 m |
| Tréboul |
1 |
134 m |
3.800 m |
| Villepinte |
1 |
130 m |
1.685 m |
| Sauzens |
1 |
127 m |
1.219 m |
| Bram |
1 |
126 m |
5.592 m |
| Béteille |
1 |
123 m |
7.471 m |
| Villesèquelande |
1 |
122 m |
4.740 m |
| Lalande |
2 |
116 m |
270 m |
| Herminis |
1 |
114 m |
1.376 m |
| La Douce |
1 |
109 m |
5.122 m |
| Carcassonne |
1 |
106 m |
2.874 m |
| Saint-Jean |
1 |
102 m |
763 m |
| Fresquel Double |
2 |
97 m |
105 m |
| Fresquel Simple |
1 |
92 m |
3.763 m |
| Évêque |
1 |
91 m |
750 m |
| Villedubert |
1 |
86 m |
4.641 m |
| Trèbes |
3 |
84 m |
9.210 m |
| Marseillette |
1 |
79 m |
3.308 m |
| Fonfile ou Rachin |
3 |
76 m |
1.242 m |
| Saint-Martin |
2 |
67 m |
1.763 m |
| L'Aiguille |
2 |
59 m |
3.039 m |
| Puichéric |
2 |
57 m |
6.313 m |
| Jouarres |
1 |
49 m |
3.688 m |
| Homps |
1 |
46 m |
688 m |
| Ognon |
2 |
41 m |
2.726 m |
| Pechlaurier |
2 |
38 m |
2.485 m |
| Argens |
1 |
32 m |
53.869 m |
| Fonserannes |
6 |
32 m |
1.500 m |
| Orb |
1 |
18 m |
200 m |
| Béziers |
1 |
12 m |
4.100 m |
| Ariège |
1 |
9 m |
1.344 m |
| Villeneuve |
1 |
6 m |
4.466 m |
| Portiragnes |
1 |
5 m |
13.158 m |
| Agde |
1 |
4 m |
4.447 m |
| Bagnas |
1 |
2 m |
5.282 m |
| outfall into Étang de Thau |
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0 m |
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Nearby
lake Ganguise lake [Web]
park Australian parc near Carcasonne [Web]
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