Canal du Midi in Languedoc-Roussillon

11400 Mas-Saintes-Puelles

The Canal du Midi, a 17th century hydraulic masterpiece located in Occitanie, links Toulouse to the Mediterranean. Ranked at UNESCO, this 241 km canal, designed by Pierre-Paul Riquet, revolutionized river transport under Louis XIV.

Canal du midi
11400 Mas-Saintes-Puelles

Laurens Lockhouse, located in Mas-Saintes-Puelles (Aude), is a historical element of the Canal du Midi, built in the 17th century under Louis XIV by engineer Pierre-Paul Riquet.

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34300 Agde

The Agde Round Lock, built in 1676, is a unique hydraulic structure of the Canal du Midi, located in the Hérault, allowing navigation on three levels thanks to its original circular shape.

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34210 Olonzac

The locks of Ognon, on the Canal du Midi in Olonzac (Occitanie), are a set of double locks and a bridge-aqueduct dating from the 17th to the 19th century, inscribed as historical monuments.

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11120 Ventenac-en-Minervois

The Repudre Waterway, built at the end of the 17th century in Ventenac-en-Minervois, is the world's first navigable canal bridge, integrating the Canal du Midi to cross the eponymous creek.

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11120 Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude

The Pont Neuf du Canal du Midi, located in Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude (Aude), is an 18th-century art work integrated into this UNESCO World Heritage Canal. Built in 1771, it spans the canal on departmental road 607, illustrating the hydraulic engineering of the time.

11000 Carcassonne

The Canal du Midi, built in the 17th century in Carcassonne, is a major river works linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, designed by engineer Pierre-Paul Riquet under Louis XIV.

Canal du midi
34300 Agde

The Pont Saint-Joseph d'Agde, built in the 17th century, is an emblematic work of the Canal du Midi located in the city of Agde, Occitanie. He testifies to the hydraulic engineering of this period.