Négra Lock

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Négra Lock is a single chamber lock on the Canal du Midi near the village of Villefranche-de-Lauragais in Languedoc, France. There is a small chapel at the lock and also a small red-brick aqueduct which carries the canal over the Thésauque, a tributary of the Hers. ()

Local name: Écluse de Négra Coordinates: 43°25'7"N, 1°38'28"E

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Négra Lock – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Negra Aqueduct, Gardouch Aqueduct, Juncasse Aqueduct, Ayguesvives Aqueduct.

~190 ftS
Aqueduct
Negra Aqueduct
1 min walk • The Negra Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. In Négra France, it carries the canal over a small stream, the Ruisseau de Rousanel.
2.9 miSE
Aqueduct
Gardouch Aqueduct, Gardouch
75 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.
6.8 miNW
Aqueduct
Juncasse Aqueduct
175 min walk • The Juncasse Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. It carries the canal over a small stream, the Ruisseau des Auzellens.
2.7 miNW
Aqueduct
Ayguesvives Aqueduct, Ayguesvives
68 min walk • The Ayguesvives Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. In Ayguesvives France, it carries the canal over the small stream, Ru Amadou.
2.9 miSE
Aqueduct
Lers Aqueduct, Gardouch
75 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.
3.6 miNW
Aqueduct
Nostreseigne Aqueduct
92 min walk • The Nostreseigne Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi.
1.5 miNW
Aqueduct
Encons Aqueduct
39 min walk • The Encons Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. It carries the canal over a small stream, the Ruisseau des Maïs.
4.4 miS
43°21'24"N • 1°37'25"E
Town Hall, Nailloux
112 min walk • City hall
3.7 miE
43°24'15"N • 1°42'45"E
Swimming Pool, Villefranche-de-Lauragais
95 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Swimming
4.3 miNW
Memorial
War Memorial, Montgiscard
110 min walk • Monuments aux Morts are French war memorials established to commemorate the losses of World War I.
5.5 miS
43°20'19"N • 1°38'2"E
Ancien château, Montgeard
142 min walk • Forts and castles