Radel Aqueduct, Avignonet-Lauragais

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The Radel Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. In Avignonet-Lauragais France, it carries the canal over a small stream, the Ruisseau des Brougues. ()

Local name: Pont-canal de Radel Coordinates: 43°21'45"N, 1°46'31"E

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Radel Aqueduct – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Bassin de Naurouze, Gardouch Aqueduct, Océan Lock, Seuil de Naurouze.

2.4 miE
Canal
Bassin de Naurouze
63 min walk • The Bassin de Naurouze, nestled in the heart of the French countryside, is an integral part of the Canal du Midi, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This man-made reservoir is not only a picturesque spot but also a crucial engineering feature that marks the highest point of...
4.9 miNW
Aqueduct
Gardouch Aqueduct, Gardouch
125 min walk • The Gardouch Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. In Gardouch France, it carries the canal over a small stream, Le Gardijol.
2.2 miE
Canal
Océan Lock, Montferrand
57 min walk • Océan Lock is a single chamber lock on the Canal du Midi. The adjacent locks are Mediterranee Lock 5190 metres to the east and Emborrel Lock 4157 metres to the west. Ocean Lock marks the start of the summit section of the canal when travelling west to east.
2.8 miE
Canal
Seuil de Naurouze, Montferrand
71 min walk • The Seuil de Naurouze, or Col de Naurouze, is the highest point 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.
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de la Ganguise
88 min walk • Lac de la Ganguise is a lake in Aude, France. Its surface area is 2.78 km². It lies in the communes of Baraigne, Cumiès, Gourvieille, Belflou and Molleville.
2.6 miE
Canal
Water features on the Canal du Midi
66 min walk • 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 either required to fill it or dump from it into the lower level pound.
4.9 miNW
Aqueduct
Lers Aqueduct, Gardouch
125 min walk • The Hers Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts, or water bridges, created for the Canal du Midi. It crosses the river Hers-Mort near the village of Renneville, south of Villefranche-de-Lauragais.
0.8 miE
Church
Église Notre-Dame-des-Miracles, Avignonet-Lauragais
20 min walk • Notre-Dame-des-Miracles church is a Gothic church located in Avignonet-Lauragais, in the Lauragais region of France's Haute-Garonne department in the Occitanie region.
2.5 miSE
Aqueduct
Vasague Aqueduct
65 min walk • The Vasague Aqueduct is one of several navigable aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. It is quite near the Seuil de Naurouze, and crosses a small stream, Le Fresquel.
4 miE
Obelisk
Riquet Obelisk, Labastide-d'Anjou
103 min walk • The Riquet Obelisk is dedicated to the creator of the Canal du Midi, Pierre-Paul Riquet. In 1827, the heirs of Riquet built the monument. The obelisk has a dedication: "To Pierre-Paul Riquet, Baron Bonrepos, author of the Two Seas Canal in Languedoc".
3.4 miSE
Church
Église de l'Assomption de Notre-Dame de Baraigne
86 min walk • The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady is a Romanesque church located in Baraigne in the Lauragais, a country in the French department of Aude in the Occitanie region.