Canal du Midi in Aude

Canal du midi
11700 Blomac

The triple lock of Fontfile, built around 1674 on the Canal du Midi, is a set of three locks located in Blomac, Occitanie. This 17th century historical monument illustrates the hydraulic engineering of Pierre-Paul Riquet.

11700 Azille

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

Canal du midi
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.

Canal du midi
11800 Trèbes

The canal bridge of the Orbiel, built at the end of the 17th century in Trèbes, is an aqueduct of the Canal du Midi crossing the river Orbiel. Ranked a historic monument in 1950, it illustrates the hydraulic engineering of Vauban.

Canal du midi
11320 Montferrand

The Naurouze basin, a central structure of the Canal du Midi (17th century) in Montferrand, Occitanie, is an octagonal reservoir that feeds the Atlantic-Mediterranean divide, designed by Pierre-Paul Riquet.

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
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.

Canal du midi
11120 Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude

The hamlet of Somail, located on the Canal du Midi in Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude (Occitanie), is an 18th-century historical complex illustrating the architecture of river navigation, with a listed bridge, chapel, cooler and inn.