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Villedaigne Destination Guide
Discover Villedaigne in France
Villedaigne in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon with its 495 habitants is a town located in France - some 390 mi or ( 628 km ) South of Paris , the country's capital .
Local time in Villedaigne is now 12:04 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Ventenac-en-Minervois, Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude, Rodez, Raissac-d'Aude, and Quarante. When in this area, you might want to check out Ventenac-en-Minervois . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Villedaigne ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Canal du Midi
A very abbreviated version of our holiday video showing our May 2009 trip on the Canal du Midi in the south of France ..
Le Canal du Midi
Balade sur le chemin de halage ..
Canal du Midi par vélo
By bicycle along the "Canal du Midi" in France (region Narbonne) ..
Canal du Midi par vélo
By Bicycle along le Canal du Midi en France ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Répudre Aqueduct
The Répudre Aqueduct (French: pont-canal de Répudre) is the first aqueduct built on the Canal du Midi. Pierre-Paul Riquet designed it to cross the Répudre River. It was built by Emmanuel d'Estan. It was designed in 1675 and completed in 1676, but was severely damaged that winter and had to be rebuilt. It is one of three original aqueducts created by Pierre-Paul Riquet during the building of the canal from 1667 to 1681. Photo of side. Entering the Aquduct. Some history and photos.
Located at 43.25 2.84 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Le Somail
Le Somail is a hamlet in the Aude department of southwestern France. Le Somail is located along the Canal du Midi. Its territory is shared by 3 communes: Ginestas, Saint-Nazaire-d'Aude and Sallèles-d'Aude. In the 17th century, the town was the resting place for passengers on the mail barge operating between Toulouse and Agde.
Located at 43.26 2.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Argens Lock
Argens Lock is a single chamber lock on the Canal du Midi. It lies east of the small town of Argens in the Aude region of Languedoc, France. The adjacent locks are Fonserannes Lock 53,868 metres to the east and Pechlaurier Lock 2485 metres to the west.
Located at 43.24 2.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Épanchoir des Patiasses
The Épanchoir des Patiasses is a siphon for water release from the Canal du Midi immediately to the west of the Cesse Aqueduct and southeast of the village of Mirepeisset. {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:43.27973|N|2.91489|E|scale:1000|||| |primary |name=Patiasses Siphon }}
Located at 43.28 2.91 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Cesse Aqueduct
Cesse Aqueduct (French: Pont-Canal de la Cesse) is one of several aqueducts, or water bridge, created for the Canal du Midi. Originally, the canal crossed the Cesse on the level. Pierre-Paul Riquet, the original architect of the canal, had placed a curved dam 205 metres long and 9.10 metres high across the Cesse in order to collect water to make the crossing possible; the aqueduct replaced this dam.
Located at 43.28 2.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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