on the Canal du Midi along its 240-kilometre (150 mi) course from the Bassin du Thau on the Mediterranean coast to the junction with the Canal lateral... 20 KB (888 words) - 15:28, 28 December 2022 |
Pierre-Paul Riquet (category Canal du Midi) 1604) – 4 October 1680) was the engineer and canal-builder responsible for the construction of the Canal du Midi. Paul Riquet was born in Béziers, Hérault... 4 KB (440 words) - 08:43, 9 November 2023 |
Toulouse (category Midi-Pyrénées) with Andorra and Spain. The city is traversed by the Canal de Brienne, the Canal du Midi, the Canal de Garonne and the rivers Garonne, Touch and Hers-Mort... 111 KB (10,818 words) - 12:51, 23 April 2024 |
southwest of Montpellier. At Béziers, the Canal du Midi passes over the river Orb by means of the Pont-canal de l'Orb, an aqueduct claimed to be the first... 35 KB (4,053 words) - 19:41, 9 April 2024 |
The balancing of incoming and outgoing water allows the Canal du Midi to operate as it does. Each time a lock operates, large quantities of water are... 5 KB (280 words) - 10:25, 10 July 2023 |
Southern France (redirect from Le midi) include the Roman-era Pont du Gard and the Arena of Nîmes; the Verdon Gorge, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence; the Canal du Midi, linking Toulouse by to the... 10 KB (765 words) - 20:55, 21 April 2024 |
La Nouvelle branch (redirect from Canal de Jonction) 37.3-kilometre (23.2 mi) branch of the Canal du Midi in Aude, southern France which runs from the Canal du Midi through Narbonne and on to the Mediterranean... 6 KB (575 words) - 21:55, 8 February 2022 |
department in Southern France. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi. Agde is located on the Hérault river, 4 kilometres (2 miles) from the... 52 KB (5,268 words) - 13:45, 28 April 2024 |
Orb Aqueduct (redirect from Pont-canal de l'Orb) The Orb Aqueduct (French: Pont-canal de l'Orb, Pont-canal de Béziers) is a bridge which carries the Canal du Midi over the Orb in the city of Béziers in... 4 KB (489 words) - 17:21, 20 October 2023 |
François Andréossy (category Canal du Midi) Andréossy, argued in his Histoire du Canal du Midi that his ancestor should be considered the father of the Canal du Midi, instead of Riquet. Rolt, L. T... 2 KB (220 words) - 22:04, 19 June 2021 |
Great Canal Journeys is a British television series in which a pair of presenters take canal barge and narrowboat trips in the United Kingdom, Europe,... 17 KB (561 words) - 07:59, 24 March 2024 |
The Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi (abbr. CF du Midi), also known in English as the Midi or Southern Railway, was an early French railway company... 9 KB (1,133 words) - 13:30, 15 January 2024 |
Belgium and France". UNESCO. "Bordeaux, Port de la Lune". UNESCO. "Canal du Midi". UNESCO. "Cathédrale d'Amiens". UNESCO. "Cathédrale de Bourges". UNESCO... 36 KB (1,334 words) - 22:08, 4 March 2024 |
Gongoozler (category Canals in the United Kingdom) and the Strépy-Thieu boat lift. The eight locks of Fonserannes on the Canal du Midi in Southern France attract so many gongoozlers that they have become... 4 KB (506 words) - 10:55, 17 February 2024 |
towns in the department of Aude. The rivers Aude, Fresquel, and the Canal du Midi flow through the town. The first signs of settlement in this region... 33 KB (3,057 words) - 19:49, 12 April 2024 |
the Canal du Midi combines history (for example viewing the nine locks of Fonseranes near Béziers) with activities such as boating on the Canal, and... 30 KB (3,552 words) - 09:23, 30 March 2024 |
Brussels-South railway station (redirect from Bruxelles Gare du Midi / Brussel-Zuid railway station) Brussels-South (French: Bruxelles-Midi; Dutch: Brussel-Zuid) Lyons, Declan (18 February 2009). Cycling guide to the Canal du Midi, Languedoc, France, Europe... 27 KB (2,455 words) - 14:33, 15 March 2024 |
Ponts Jumeaux (category Canal du Midi) Bridges) is the point at which the Canal du Midi joins the Canal de Garonne and the River Garonne, via the Canal de Brienne. It was built in 1774 by... 9 KB (1,066 words) - 08:22, 2 January 2021 |
Seuil de Naurouze (category Canal du Midi) level) of the Canal du Midi in southern France. It is the watershed point identified by Pierre-Paul Riquet when he designed and built the canal. Water falling... 3 KB (347 words) - 10:04, 23 April 2021 |
Gard. The canal is made up of two previously constructed canals, the Canal des Étangs and Canal de Beaucaire. It connects with the Canal du Midi through... 5 KB (496 words) - 13:44, 15 October 2023 |
The Canal de Brienne, also known as Canal de Saint-Pierre, is a French canal connecting the Garonne River with the Canal du Midi and the Canal de Garonne... 4 KB (280 words) - 12:32, 7 January 2022 |