Canal du Midi - the 7 Fonserranes Locks
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lock (water navigation), interesting place
The major work of the Canal du Midi, at the foot of the town of Beziers. It is composed of 7 oval basins (the French version says 8, but you can count them in the photo) & 8 gates (French version: 9) that permit boats to be raised (or lowered, depending on which way you're going) 21.5 meters in the space of a little more than 300 meters. The northeastern-most gate in the diagram is permanently closed, thereby diverting Mediterranean-bound boat traffic to the southeast -- & thence over the pont-canal that traverses the river & enters the "port" of Beziers.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 43°19'50"N 3°11'58"E
- Fonsérannes Water Slope (disused) 0.1 km
- Portiragnes Lock 11 km
- Lock boat - Canal du Midi 54 km
- Lock 89 km
- four locks of St Roch 100 km
- Lock 1 105 km
- Lock 182 km
- Lock 183 km
- Lock 184 km
- Lock 184 km
- Béziers 4.3 km
- Autoroute A9, échangeur 35, Béziers Est 7.7 km
- Cers 8.5 km
- Autoroute A9, aire de service "Béziers Montblanc" 12 km
- Béziers Cap d'Agde Airport 13 km
- Autoroute A9, échangeur 34, Agde 18 km
- lotissement les terasses de plaissance 22 km
- Agde 23 km
- Nizas airfield 26 km
- Gulf of Lion 107 km