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Rigole De La Plaine
The critical feature of the Canal du Midi was to provide sufficient water to ensure that the lock system continued to function, even through the summer months. The first part of this endeavor was the ''rigole de la plaine'' (french: trickle of the plain). It carried water from the Sor River, at Pontcrouzet, to the Bassin de Naurouze, where the water was to enter the canal. This was done in 1667. In 1668 Riquet built a loading basin, near Revel, on the rigole de la plaine between Pont Crouzet, on the river Sor, and Naurouze, called Port Louis. The feeder between this point and Naurouze was expanded in order for boats to ferry stones. Fourteen locks were put in place. In 1669 Riquet widened the rigole de la plaine enough to support navigation. It was opened to traffic in 1670 from Revel Revel may refer to: Brands and enterprises * Revel (brand), a French brand from the 1920s * Parapluie Revel, a French umbrella from the 1920s * Revel Atlantic City, a former resort and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borne Rigole 260
Borne may refer to: Places * Borne, Ardèche, a commune in the Ardèche department, France * Borne, Haute-Loire, a commune in the Haute-Loire department, France * Borne, Saxony-Anhalt, a municipality in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany * Borne, North Brabant, a hamlet turned neighborhood in North Brabant, Netherlands * Borne, Overijssel, a town in Overijssel, Netherlands * Borne, Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland * Borne, Gmina Chojnice in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland * Borne, Gmina Konarzyny in Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland * Borne, Myślibórz County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland People with the surname * Alain Borne (1915–1962), 20th-century French poet and lawyer * Daisy Theresa Borne (1906–1998), British sculptor * Élisabeth Borne (born 1961), French politician * Étienne Borne (1907–1993), professor * François Borne (1840–1920), French flautist and composer * Guillaume Borne (born 1988), French footballer * Hal Borne (1911–2000), Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canal Du Midi
The Canal du Midi (; ) is a long canal in Southern France (french: le Midi). Originally named the ''Canal royal en Languedoc'' (Royal Canal in Languedoc) and renamed by French revolutionaries to ''Canal du Midi'' in 1789, the canal is considered one of the greatest construction works of the 17th century. The canal connects the Garonne to the Étang de Thau on the Mediterranean and, along with the long Canal de Garonne, forms the Canal des Deux Mers, joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. Strictly speaking, ''"Canal du Midi"'' refers to the portion initially constructed from Toulouse to the Mediterranean – the Deux-Mers canal project aimed to link together several sections of navigable waterways to join the Mediterranean and the Atlantic: first the Canal du Midi, then the Garonne which was more or less navigable between Toulouse and Bordeaux, then the Garonne Lateral Canal built later, and finally the Gironde estuary after Bordeaux. Jean-Baptiste Colbert authorized t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassin De Naurouze
The Bassin de Naurouze is an octagonal holding tank, created during the building of the Canal du Midi as designed and built by Pierre-Paul Riquet. It was abandoned a few years after construction of the canal because of its recurrent silting problems. The flow of water from the Bassin de Saint-Ferréol joins the Canal du Midi at this point near the Seuil de Naurouze The Seuil de Naurouze, or Col de Naurouze, is the highest point (190 m above sea 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 on .... Riquet hoped to build a city around the basin and also considered building a port. However, it easily filled with silt and its use discontinued. A lawn replaced the empty pool, and it is crossed by a straight path lined with plane trees. Gallery Image: France Canal du Midi épanchoir de Naurouze.jpg , Spillway in Naurouze Image: Naurouze Monument Riquet.jpg , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Paul Riquet
Stele in Toulouse Cathedral Pierre-Paul Riquet, Baron de Bonrepos (29 June 1609 (some sources say 1604) – 4 October 1680) was the engineer and canal-builder responsible for the construction of the Canal du Midi. Background Paul Riquet was born in Béziers, Hérault, France, the eldest son of solicitor, state prosecutor and businessman Guillaume Riquet. As a youth, Riquet was only interested in mathematics and science. He married Catherine de Milhau at age 19. As a '' fermier général'' ("farmer-general") of Languedoc-Roussillon, he was a tax farmer responsible for the collection and administration of the gabelle (salt tax) in Languedoc. He was appointed collector in 1630, and was also a munitions provider to the Catalan Army. Riquet became wealthy and was given permission by the King to levy his own taxes. This gave him greater wealth, which allowed him to execute grand projects with technical expertise. The Canal du Midi Riquet is the man responsible for building the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revel, Haute-Garonne
Revel (; oc, Revèl) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography Location Revel is situated east of Toulouse. Other notable nearby towns are Carcassonne and Castelnaudary to the south, Castres to the east, and Albi to the northeast. Climate Revel has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen climate classification ''Cfa''). The average annual temperature in Revel is . The average annual rainfall is with April as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Revel was on 17 June 2022; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 16 January 1985. Population The inhabitants of the commune are known as Revélois and Revéloises. History Revel was one of the last bastide towns to be chartered. Founded as a royal bastide by the king's seneschal from Toulouse, Agot de Baux, on 8 June 1342, it was originally an open town on a featurele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bassin De Naurouze
The Bassin de Naurouze is an octagonal holding tank, created during the building of the Canal du Midi as designed and built by Pierre-Paul Riquet. It was abandoned a few years after construction of the canal because of its recurrent silting problems. The flow of water from the Bassin de Saint-Ferréol joins the Canal du Midi at this point near the Seuil de Naurouze The Seuil de Naurouze, or Col de Naurouze, is the highest point (190 m above sea 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 on .... Riquet hoped to build a city around the basin and also considered building a port. However, it easily filled with silt and its use discontinued. A lawn replaced the empty pool, and it is crossed by a straight path lined with plane trees. Gallery Image: France Canal du Midi épanchoir de Naurouze.jpg , Spillway in Naurouze Image: Naurouze Monument Riquet.jpg , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
