Fonserannes Locks

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canal lock lock staircase tourist attraction

Fonserannes Locks is a historic multi-chamber lock staircase on the Canal du Midi near Béziers in southern France, renowned as one of the canal’s most impressive engineering works.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fonserannes Locks canonical 1
Écluses de Fonserannes 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canal lock ⓘ
lock staircase ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architect Pierre-Paul Riquet ⓘ
connectsToStructure Orb aqueduct ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1676 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
designedForVesselType canal barges ⓘ
elevationDifferenceBetweenEnds about 21.5 metres ⓘ
hasAccessBy Canal du Midi boat cruises ⓘ
road ⓘ
towpath ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Fonserannes Locks ⓘ
surface form: Écluses de Fonserannes
hasFunction raise and lower boats ⓘ
hasMaterial masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark Béziers Cathedral ⓘ
Orb River ⓘ
hasType staircase lock ⓘ
hasViewOf Béziers ⓘ
hasVisitorCentre yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inception late 17th century ⓘ
isPartOfEngineeringHeritage French canal engineering ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
locatedInDepartment Hérault ⓘ
locatedInPartOfCountry Southern France ⓘ
surface form: southern France
locatedInRegion Occitanie ⓘ
locatedNearCity Béziers ⓘ
locatedOnRiverBasin Orb River basin ⓘ
locatedOnRoute Canal du Midi ⓘ
surface form: Toulouse–Étang de Thau section of Canal du Midi
locatedOnWaterway Canal du Midi ⓘ
locatedWestOf Béziers city centre ⓘ
notableFor historic canal engineering ⓘ
multi-chamber staircase design ⓘ
numberOfLockChambers 8 ⓘ
originalNumberOfLockChambers 9 ⓘ
owner Voies navigables de France ⓘ
partOf Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct ⓘ
surface form: Béziers canal infrastructure

Canal du Midi ⓘ
surface form: Canal du Midi lock system
status operational ⓘ
touristVisitsPerYear hundreds of thousands ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1996 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Canal du Midi ⓘ
usedFor inland navigation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
waterLevelChange about 21.5 metres ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canal du Midi → hasPart → Fonserannes Locks ⓘ
Fonserannes Locks → hasAlternativeName → Fonserannes Locks ⓘ
this entity surface form: Écluses de Fonserannes