Canal du Midi in Aude

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
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.

Canal du Midi
11590 Sallèles-d'Aude

Gailhousty, built in the 3rd quarter of the 18th century in Sallèles-d'Aude, is a monumental hydraulic structure of the Canal du Midi, designed to regulate the floods of the Aude and protect the canal. This imposing building, with 15 valves, illustrates the hydraulic engineering of the time and bears the arms of Archbishop Arthur Richard Dillon, President of the States of Languedoc.

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.

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.

Canal du Midi
11400 Castelnaudary

The quadruple Saint-Roch lock, on the Canal du Midi in Castelnaudary (Occitanie), is a set of four 17th century stone oval locks, inscribed in historical monuments since 1996.

Canal du Midi
11700 La Redorte

The expanse of the Silver-Double, built in the 17th century in La Redorte, Occitanie, is a hydraulic structure of the Canal du Midi allowing to evacuate excess water. It has been listed as a historical monument since 1996.