Aiguille Aqueduct

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The Aiguille Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. In Puichéric France, it carries the canal over a small stream, the Rigole de l'Etang. It is one of three original aqueducts created by Pierre-Paul Riquet during the building of the canal from 1667 to 1681. ()

Local name: Pont-canal de l'Aiguille Coordinates: 43°13'47"N, 2°36'21"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Jouarres Aqueduct, Argent-Double Aqueduct, Épanchoir d'Argentdouble, Déversoir de Marseillette.

5.1 miNE
Aqueduct
Jouarres Aqueduct
131 min walk • The Jouarres Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. In Jouarres le Vieux France, it carries the canal over a small stream.
3.4 miNE
Aqueduct
Argent-Double Aqueduct, La Redorte
86 min walk • The Argent-Double Aqueduct is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. The Argent-Double stream is culverted under the canal at La Redorte.
3.4 miNE
Canal
Épanchoir d'Argentdouble, La Redorte
87 min walk • The Épanchoir de d'Argentdouble is a siphon for water release from the Canal du Midi immediately to the west of the Argent-Double Aqueduct and southeast of the village of La Redorte.
4.6 miSW
Canal
Déversoir de Marseillette
117 min walk • The Déversoir de Marseillette is a weir for water release from the Canal du Midi east of the Mercier Aqueduct and west of Marseillette.
3.8 miN
Church
St. Mary's Church, Rieux-Minervois
97 min walk • The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady or Sainte-Marie Church is a Romanesque church located in Rieux-Minervois, in the French department of Aude in the Occitanie region.
4 miSW
Forts and castles
Château, Capendu
101 min walk • The castle of Capendu is a castle located in Capendu, in France.
1 miE
Forts and castles
Château de Puichéric, Puichéric
26 min walk • The castle of Puichéric is a castle located in Puichéric, in the Minervois region of France, in the Occitanie region.
1 miE
Church
Church of the Assumption, Puichéric
26 min walk • The church of Notre-Dame de Puichéric is a church located in France in the commune of Puichéric, in the department of Aude in the Occitanie region.
4.2 miNE
Church
Église Saint-Julien et Sainte-Basilisse, Azille
109 min walk • The Saint-Julien-et-Sainte-Basilisse d'Azille church is a church located in France in Azille, in the Aude department in the Occitanie region.
5.7 miSW
Church
Église Saint-Julien et Sainte-Basilisse
146 min walk • The Saint-Julien de Barbaira church is a church located in Barbaira, France, in the Aude department in the Occitanie region.
3.9 miN
Forts and castles
Château, Rieux-Minervois
99 min walk • The castle of Rieux-Minervois is a castle located in Rieux-Minervois, in France.