Riquet Obelisk, Labastide-d'Anjou

Name: Riquet Obelisk
Address: Labastide-d'Anjou, France

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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". It is erected near the site of the former octagonal holding tank, called the Bassin de Naurouze, created during the building of the Canal du Midi. ()

Local name: Obélisque de Riquet Coordinates: 43°20'58"N, 1°51'13"E

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Labastide-d'Anjou France

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Riquet Obelisk – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

1.6 miW
Canal
Bassin de Naurouze
41 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...
5.7 miSE
Lake, Canal
Grand Bassin, Castelnaudary
147 min walk • The Grand Bassin is the largest body of open water along the Canal du Midi. It is in Castelnaudary, France and covers some 7 hectares. Once a scene of intense economic activity, it is now a major pleasure port used by tourist craft. It holds the water reserve for the four locks of Saint-Roche.
1.8 miW
Canal
Océan Lock, Montferrand
47 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.
1.3 miW
Canal
Seuil de Naurouze, Montferrand
34 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.
3.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lac de la Ganguise
78 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.
1.5 miW
Canal
Water features on the Canal du Midi
39 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 miW
Aqueduct
Radel Aqueduct, Avignonet-Lauragais
103 min walk • 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.
3.4 miW
Church
Église Notre-Dame-des-Miracles, Avignonet-Lauragais
88 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.
1.6 miW
Aqueduct
Vasague Aqueduct
42 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.
5.6 miSE
Church
Collégiale Saint-Michel, Castelnaudary
144 min walk • The collegiate church of Saint-Michel de Castelnaudary is a former collegiate church located in Castelnaudary, France.
2 miSW
Church
Église de l'Assomption de Notre-Dame de Baraigne
51 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.