canal du garonne map

Museum of models made from matchsticks! The Canal de Garonne, formerly known as Canal latéral à la Garonne, is a French canal dating from the 19th century which connects Toulouse to Castets-en-Dorthe.The remainder of the route to Bordeaux uses the Garonne River. You can pedal along for almost 800km beside the Canal de Garonne and the Canal du Midi, the latter a World Heritage Site, to explore unforgettable landscapes and sites. PK 191.3 Bridge (Mazerac) It arises in the Spanish Pyrenees and flows into the Atlantic by following the way of an estuary called the Gironde. PK 90.3 Bridge (Laspeyres), D813 Excellent grassy banks to moor to all along the north-west side, between PK 48 and PK 52. PK 59.4 Lock 21 (Verriès), bridge – UTI d’Aquitaine: 107 avenue Général de Gaulle, 47000 Agen (PK 90-194). They are very easy ‘going down’. This first/last écluse of the four is by a sharp turn and by the closed-off former branch that allowed descent to the river. PK 3.4 Lacourt-Saint-Pierre bridge, mooring for 5 boats, night €3, water, electricity, small village l/b Other moorings at PK 105, on new bollards. PK 183.5 Lock 49 (Fontet), bridge PK 152.2 Lagruère bridge (Ladonne) u/s r/b, water, electricity and shower, restaurant, village l/b, PK 153.3 Bridge (Lagruère) PK 26.7 Grisolles bridge (Laroque), basin u/s l/b, water, village 500m l/b River Locks – None. Ride and discover the 'Canal des 2 mers - Canal de Garonne'. Floods of the Garonne. PK 65.0 Bridge (Saint-Martin) It is said that when Pierre-Paul Riquet built the Canal Royal du Languedoc (now known as the Canal du Midi) between Sète and Toulouse from 1667-1681 he envisaged continuing the canal closer to the Atlantic: the future Canal Latéral à la Garonne. PK 53.5 Railway bridge PK 4.5 Lock 1bis (Noalhac) There is no basin below this lock and boats longer than 8m will have difficulty in turning here. PK 135.2 Junction with canalised river Baïse via double staircase lock (descente en Baïse) r/b. PK 189.5 Bridge (Noël) (Lock at access to/from the Canal de Garonne at Castets-en-Dorthe.) A harbour Port de plaisance entered from the canal – weed has been much in evidence on summer visits. PK 67.4 Lock 26 (Espagnette), bridge Study of the project and origin of the Canal du Midi, Navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals, Canal du Midi - Canal latéral à la Garonne, Dictionnaire des voies navigables de France, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canal_Latéral_de_la_Garonne&oldid=994405326, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 15 December 2020, at 15:33. PK 10.6 Montauban basin, limit of navigation, mooring for 30 boats, capitainerie, night €3, water €2, electricity €1.50, showers €1, town centre 1000m PK 181.3 Bridge (Tartifume) Guidebook for cycling the Canal de Garonne - Bordeaux to Toulouse; Guidebook for the cycling the Canal du Midi - Toulouse to Sete; There are many itinerary options for riding the Canal de Garonne from Bordeaux to Toulouse (or vice versa). However successive enlargements of the Château de Versailles and the poor finances of Louis XIV emptied the kingdom's coffers and the project never materialised. PK 59.0 Lock 20 (Saint-Jean-des-Vignes) The Canal de Garonne, created much later than the famed Canal du Midi, runs alongside the mighty Garonne River for 193 kilometres. Up to 20% discounts for private charter or book by cabin luxury cruises, Save 5% to 50% per week on boats and destinations throughout France, Up to 20% off high-quality fleet cruises on the major rivers of France. The romantic hill-top village of Clermont Soubiran overlooks the canal. The canal was open for navigation to Buzet-sur-Baïse in 1853 and upstream by 1856. The canal runs straight through the centre of the town; swing bridge (écluse hours, hoot to open) half way along. PK 126.6 Bridge (Saint-Martin) PK 170.4 Bridge (Campot) It is the continuation of the Canal du Midi which connects the Mediterranean with Toulouse. PK 85.4 Barguelonne aqueduct Moorings are ‘Mediterranean’ end-to with pick-up buoys that are difficult to pick up. From there one can cruise downstream to the wide ‘lake’ junction with the river Garonne and then cruise a short distance up the Garonne. PK 13.3 Lock 5 (Bordeneuve) Guests can also relax in the garden. PK 24.9 Pompignan bridge, small village r/b over railway The Canal du Midi, equally old, connecting the Garonne with the Mediterranean, starts at Toulouse. PK 38.2 Bridge (Le Tourret) The Canal de Garonne was considered a possibility from ancient times. In the years before 1970 the canal was upgraded to allow larger boats of the Freycinet gauge, to deal with increasing traffic on both canals of the Canal des deux Mers. PK 182.3 Bridge (Berrat) PK 167.4 Bridge (Rayne) Europe. PK 104.5 Boé oil terminal, quays l/b PK 110.5 Lock 37 (Rosette), bridge. In this guide, we’ve reviewed our full collection of hikes and walking routes in Haute-Garonne to bring you the top 17 hiking routes in the region. PK 190.3 Bridge (Hillon) Damazan: Damazan is a pretty, quiet and colorful town. Inland Waterways of France– 310 pages : 8th Edition : 2010 –The comprehensive Imray book (click lefthand) ‘Inland Waterways of France’ and its accompanying map (click righthand) cover all the rivers and canals of France in full descriptive detail. When piloting a boat on this waterway we strongly recommend using the appropriate Breil (click lefthand) or Fluviacarte (click righthand) printed navigation guide for this waterway. PK 99.8 Bridge (Lascarbonnières) Then a greenway runs alongside the canal, shaded by planes, up to Agen then Toulouse This section of the Canal des 2 Mers à Vélo cycle route is entirely on greenways, enabling you to appreciate the countryside to the full. Authority – VNF – Direction interrégionale du Sud-Ouest. PK 122.5 Bridge (Frèche) The canal has some impressive structures, notably the aqueducts over the Tarn near Moissac and the Garonne at Agen. PK 0-PK 4 – A relatively unattractive stretch, with the A62 autoroute on one side and commerce on the other. PK 11.4 Lock 4 (Lespinasse), bridge, The canal gradually becomes more rural, more leafy…, PK 11.6 Bridge (D63) Many were rebuilt in 1933 as prestressed concrete bow bridges, to allow for the requirements of larger barges. PK 4- PK 11 – The canal increases in attractiveness although the railway line is hard-by on the eastern side; there are large marshalling yards and a giant storage area. Alternatively, one can head downstream to join and then cross the River Garonne; and then join and head upstream along the River Lot. This map show Verdun-sur-Garonne seen by the satellite of Google Map. It was not until 1828 that a new survey was ordered, a survey completed in 1830. Explore by boat, barge or ship – what are the differences? SANDRE assigns to the Garonne a hydrographic identity number 0 --- 00000 and the generic code O --- 000014,15. PK 123.9 Bridge (Lapougniane) Terrific white marble bas-relief plaque – the Mediterranean and the Atlantic personified together with canal building cherubs busy with picks and shovels. See the great Château du Hamel and the Eiffel bridge. PK 186.6 Bridge (Puybarban) PK 10.8 Junction with river Tarn, currently navigable upstream only, 8km to Bressols. PK 19.4 Lock 8 (Castelnau), bridge, village 1000m r/b PK 192.0 Lock 51 (Mazerac), bridge. PK 8.6 Bridge (Latournelle) PK 39.3 Bridge (Forêt), Montech forest r/b From Toulouse to Cavaillé by the Canal du Midi is a 10.6 mile out and back trail located near Toulouse, Occitania, France that features a river and is rated as moderate. PK 145.2 Bridge (Monheurt) It runs for 57km from Bordeaux, through Créonand onto Sauveterre-de-Guyenne. More than 100 bridges were built on the canal. Then in 1662 Pierre-Paul Riquet sought to bring water to the area which would become the canal du Midi (between Toulouse and Sète), at a watershed near Seuil de Naurouze, where water flows both to the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. PK 160.3 Caumont-sur-Garonne bridge, quay for 2 boats d/s r/b, water €2, electricity €2, pump-out, village l/b Dotted with 53 locks and several other remarkable related constructions, including the daring canal-bridges at Agen and Moissac, today this canal is shadowed by a beautiful, unbroken greenway accessible to all. PK 7.6 Lock 3 (Fenouillet), bridge River crossing and descent. PK 3.9 Lock 1 (Lalande), bridge, basin u/s When the combination red/green appears, the pole is to be given a quarter turn to the right (see also the section on automatic locks in the Introduction). The Canal de Garonne, formerly known as Canal latéral à la Garonne, is a French canal dating from the mid-19th century which connects Toulouse to Castets-en-Dorthe. PK 76.9 Lock 28 (Braguel) Descend a two-chamber lock by Moissac’s port de plaisance, down to the Tarn and the town’s river quay (water and electricity). $14.32. PK 107.6 Bridge (Courpian) Occitanie. Halte with water and electricity. PK 1.1 Bridge (Rat) Village moorings by the bridge, electricity and water may be available. PK 166.5 Bridge (Laronquière) The historic ‘bastide’ small village has a small supermarket, a restaurant, a good pizza bar, an ancient church with a twisted spire, and an excellent tourist office. PK 109.3 Lock 34 (Agen), bridge The port de plaisance is many people’s favourite places. – Subdivision de Haute-Garonne: 115 bis, rue des Amidonniers, 31000 Toulouse (PK 0-24). Draught – The maximum authorised draught is 1.60m. PK 108.5 Bridge (Saint-Georges), D813 PK 192.7 Lock 52 (Gares), footbridge PK 86.7 Lock 31 (Lamagistère), bridge, water PK 91.8 Bridge (Durou) PK 34.4 Bridge (Lapeyrière) Elegant buildings date back to the time (pre-canal) when the extensive stone quays (essentially now left high and dry by a profound change in river level) saw 4500 vessels tie up each year, receiving and discharging cargoes of grain, wine and fruit. By mollyfare. Der Canal latéral à la Garonne (deutsch: Garonne-Seitenkanal) wird heute meist nur kurz als Canal de Garonne (deutsch: Garonne-Kanal) bezeichnet. There are 9 locks on the Montauban branch, falling towards Montauban. – Délégation locale du Lot-et-Garonne: 10, rue du 8 mai, BP 302, 47207 Marmande (PK 132-182), PK 0.0 Toulouse, junction with the Canal du Midi at port de l’Embouchure, and junction with the Canal de Brienne, bridge, see plan of Toulouse. Riquet's knowledge of the Montagne Noire and its watercourses led him to imagine a provisioning system based on the diversion of water from many streams and rivers. PK 45.4 Junction with water slope downstream approach canal, r/b Go Your Own Way – Cruise the canals driving your own hire boat, Sit Back and Relax – captain and crew will treat you like royalty, Watch France Glide Past – close-up, from the comfort of your cabin. From the Bordeaux vineyards, via Agen and Marmande to the pink city, Toulouse. The basin off which runs the short Canal de Brienne, down to the Garonne and (b) into which connects the Canal de Garonne and the Canal du Midi. Canal du Midi The Canal du Midi is a 240 km long canal in Southern France. PK 176.5 Bridge (Pimayne) PK 79.1 Bridge (Gauge) PK 101.5 Private quays l/b PK 137.5 Bridge (Burrenque) Do not moor at the front near the gates, even if this might upset a boat behind trying to use the lock with you. Construction began at several points simultaneously, with thousands of workmen building the 193 kilometres of canal and remarkable structures such as the famous Agen aqueduct. Free private parking is available at the holiday home. This developed enormously after 1970. PK 6.6 Lock 5bis (Mortarieu), bridge Possibly more preferable are the informal bankside moorings between PK 102 and PK 103 – a tree-lined canal avenue with timber edgings and a small inlet at PK 102 itself, north of the bridge. PK 50.6 Bridge (Saint-André) PK 29.4 Bridge (Villelongue) PK 116.8 Bridge (Plaisance) The economic impact of this activity is important, augmenting by 10-60% the parts of the economy relating to the canal in the towns and villages through which it passes. PK 59.1 Bridge PK 158.6 Bridge (Larroque) The Canal de Brienne is 1.6km in length from the Port de l’Embouchure to the Garonne upstream of the Bazacle diversion weir in Toulouse. Most of the locks are equipped for automatic operation and controlled by lights. PK 57.5 Bridge (Gandalou) From that point one can head upstream along the Baise. PK 78.5 Lock 29 (Pommevic) Apart from this strategic connection, four branches remain open to navigation. PK 4.1 Bridge (motorway spur) PK 49.2 Saint-Porquier bridge, village 600m l/b. Gemeinsam mit dem Canal du Midi bildet er einen Wasserweg, für den auch manchmal der Oberbegriff Canal des Deux Mers verwendet wird. The first trains left Agen station in 1857. Before the Canal du Midi was constructed, the passage between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea was along the Spanish Atlantic coast and through the Strait of Gibraltar. Its design depth is 2.00 metres, for a draught of 1.80 metres (although a practical maximum of 1.30 metres, especially at Castets-en-Dorthe, exists as of June 2017). A new swing footbridge at PK 1 cuts across the canal on match days to allow fans to access, then leave, the stadium. Port de Plaisance with capitainerie on the west (town) side ; additional ‘quayside’ moorings a little further, close by the lock, but watch for depth and obstructions. River Tarn, Moissac: Highly recommended. PK 106.3 Footbridge PK 128.8 Bridge (Castelviel), disused PK 172.5 Bridge (Cantis) PK 64.4 Swing bridge (Saint-Jacques) PK 144.3 Bridge (Vigneau) PK 31.1 Dieupentale bridge, quay d/s l/b, village 500m l/b. Here the village has provided a good timber pontoon adjacent to pleasant gardens. The best way to access the Roger Lapebie bike path from Bordeaux is to follow the river bike path on the opposite side of the river to the city centre (it's generally well-signposted towards Créonand Sauveterre). See foot of page for description of the charming branch canal down to Montauban and the navigable river Tarn. PK 109.7 Lock 35 (Mariannettes) The Canal de Garonne. PK 162.2 Fourques-sur-Garonne bridge, Émeraude Navigation hire base, mooring for 5 boats, night €5, water, electricity, shower, slipway, crane 10t, repairs, village l/b ‘Port Moissac’, run by Jim and Sandra. PK 44.2 Lock 13 (Pellaborie), level with bottom of water slope A third act in 1838 allocated a sum of 100,000 francs to the heirs of Sieur Dion and repurchased parts of the project for 150,000 francs. PK 179.0 Hure bridge, village l/b PK 0.0 Junction with main line at Montech (PK 43), bridge They asked for the idea to be studied and many projects resulted, but none were realised. PK 28.0 Bridge (Saint-Jean) PK 83.8 Bridge (Coupet) Esplanade des Promenades is a beautiful place, where old men sometimes play petanque in the shade of cedars. PK 119.1 Sérignac-sur-Garonne bridge, basin d/s r/b, 10 berths, night €3, water €2.80, electricity €2.80, shower €1.50, slipway, restaurant, village 500m l/b. PK 56.4 Castelsarrasin basin, Jacques-Yves Cousteau harbour and Le Boat hire base, capacity 40 boats, night €5, fuel (possible delivery), water, electricity, shower, repairs, restaurant, town centre 200m l/b. Michelin routes: fast and accurate route planning Also a popular boatyard (chantier fluvial) run by Véronique and Bernard. PK 130.7 Bridge (Thouars) PK 53.7 Bridge (Gaillau) PK 164.4 Bridge (Sables), quay u/s r/b, Marmande 5000m r/b. Headroom – All the fixed bridges leave a minimum headroom of 3.60m above normal water level. PK 95.6 Bridge (Carrère) PK 118.1 Bridge (Chicot) The Canal Du Midi is part of the Canal des Deux Mers (Canal of the two seas); the other part being Canal de Garonne which runs from Toulouse to Bordeaux. Going up, the highest is especially difficult due to the extreme force with which the incoming water enters the chamber. PK 6.9 Lock 6bis (Terrasse) PK 147.5 Lock 42 (Gaule), bridge PK 63.9 Junction with locks down to the Tarn l/b (extensive reservoir, but heavily silted, Tarn navigable 7.5km upstream to Sainte-Livrade) PK 15.2 Lock 6 (Saint-Jory), bridge, village 200m r/b Essential navigation guides, maps and books from publishers Breil, Fluviacarte and Imray. Intermarché supermarket near PK 103. It is the continuation of the Canal du Midi which connects the Mediterranean with Toulouse. A beautiful leafy location for this Halte, set under a hillside from the top of which (‘le Tertre’) are extensive views over the neighbouring river Garonne, where swimming is possible. PK 132.0 Baïse aqueduct PK 45.3 Lock 15 (Pommiès), bridge The town is very old, has a beautiful Romanesque abbey church and cloister, a lovely brick road bridge over the River Tarn (the ‘Pont Napoléon’, although having promised it to the town, he didn’t actually get round to delivering it before fate intervened), large local market on Saturdays and Sunday mornings also famed for Chasselas dessert grapes; also an unremarked suburb of small villas rebuilt following the 1930 flood destruction in authentic Art Deco styles. PK 138.4 Bridge (Doux) At PK 4 is a watersports school – watch out for children having fun in canoes and dinghies! Map. Discover the Canal des Deux Mers à Vélo, an exceptional cycle route linking the two seas of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Possible over-wintering location. PK 182.1 Fontet boat harbour in basin l/b, pontoon moorings for 10 boats, night €10, water, electricity, showers €1, La Réole 2500m r/b. Alternatively, one can cruise up the Tarn, currently as far as the first disusued écluse but there are firm plans to reopen the upstream route through to Montauban. PK 58.6 Bridge (Saint-Jean-des-Vignes) PK 43.8 Lock 12 (Peyrets), bridge, level with upstream end of water slope Guests staying at this holiday home have access to a fully equipped kitchen. In 1974, the world’s first water slope was built to bypass the flight of five locks at Montech. Jardin Abadie is situated nearby to Les Minimes. A large town – famous for plums and prunes – with lots of facilities, including a main-line railway station close to the port de plaisance, itself located in a harbour basin. PK 169.2 Marcellus bridge, village 1000m l/b PK 56.6 Bridge (Castelsarrasin) PK 73.1 New road bridge (D26b) From Sauveterre there's a link down to La Reole (below), which takes yo… The locks on all the branches, and the five at Montech, are of restricted length (30.65 by 5.80m). The water slope has been closed for many years, and its restoration is delayed because of the very considerable cost, more than €4 million. The Canal Du … PK 185.5 Bridge (Gravilla) Hotel barges are elegant and supremely comfortable, converted from traditional vessels or created as cruising boutique hotels from new. PK 187.6 Lock 50 (Bassanne), bridge The main supermarket is a short distance east across the bridge, on the other side of the canal. For two centuries people had to be content with navigating the Garonne. Michelin L'Union - Cornebarrieu driving directions. Railway station with connections to Toulouse and Bordeaux. PK 110.1 Lock 36 (Chabrières) Parcourez les différentes régions traversées par le Canal du Midi et le Canal Latéral à la Garonne. The canal was completed at the same time as the Bordeaux to Sète railway, which followed the same route. In 1996 the canal du Midi was classed as a UNESCO world heritage site benefiting the connecting Canal de Garonne as well. PK 0.9 Bridge (avenue Paul Séjourné) PK 63.8 Lock 25 (Moissac) PK 64.2 Bridge (Marronniers) PK 107.8 Moorings along quay l/b (private boat club) Esplanade des Promenades is a beautiful place, where old men sometimes play petanque in the shade of cedars. PK 71.2 Lock 27 (Petit-Bezy), bridge PK 156.8 Bridge (Larriveau) PK 77.6 Pommevic bridge, mooring for 3 boats, water, village 400m r/b. PK 104.8 Bridge (Laborde) PK 127.6 Bridge (Thomas) The information published here results from more than ten years personal experience cruising the waterways from north to south and east to west. PK 115.3 Bridge (Colomay), quay d/s r/b Canal du Midi from Mapcarta, the free map. PK 87.7 Bridge (Lasparières) PK 124.4 Bridge (Pages) It really depends how far you want to cycle in a day and also on the types of accommodation you want to stay in. The Canal latéral à la Garonne was opened in 1856 to bypass the unpredictable river Garonne over a distance of 194km from Toulouse, where it connects with the Canal du Midi, to Castets-en-Dorthe, where it falls into the tidal river. PK 63.2 Lock 24 (Grégonne) PK 44.6 Lock 14 (Escudiés) At first the railway did not compete with water transport but later the state conceded the canal's exploitation rights to the Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi, the direct competitor of the boatmen. PK 35.4 Bridge (Montbéqui) PK 23.7 Bridge (Saint-Rustice) Map of Verdun-sur-Garonne: At right you can find the localization of Verdun-sur-Garonne on the map of France. PK 102.0 Bridge (Pourret), private quay d/s l/b PK 22.5 Lock 9 (Embalens), bridge France. 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