Malpas Tunnel

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Malpas Tunnel is a historic canal tunnel in southern France, notable as one of the first navigable tunnels built for the Canal du Midi in the 17th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal tunnel
historic structure
navigation tunnel
architect Pierre-Paul Riquet
constructionMaterial rock
country France
crosses Colline d’Ensérune
currentUse pleasure boating
elevation low hill terrain
hasAccess towpath
hasConstructionPeriod during construction of Canal du Midi
hasCulturalSignificance symbol of Canal du Midi engineering
hasEngineeringSignificance first canal tunnel built in France
hasFunction allows canal to pass through hill
hasHeritageStatus protected historic site
hasHistoricalEra Ancien Régime
surface form: Ancien Régime France
hasLanguage French
hasNavigationStatus navigable
hasNearbyFeature Montady basin
hasNearbySite Oppidum d’Ensérune archaeological site
hasOriginalPurpose commercial navigation
hasOwner French state (partially)
surface form: French state
hasTourism tourist attraction
hasType navigation infrastructure
hasUse navigation
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageDesignationPartOf Canal du Midi
surface form: Canal du Midi UNESCO World Heritage Site
inception 17th century
isPartOf Canal du Midi
surface form: Canal du Midi infrastructure
length approximately 165 metres
locatedIn Hérault
surface form: Hérault department

Occitanie
surface form: Occitanie region

Oppidum d’Ensérune area
southern France
locatedNear Béziers
Étang de Montady
managedBy Voies navigables de France
notableFor being one of the first navigable canal tunnels in the world
early example of canal engineering
opened 17th century
partOf Canal du Midi
region Occitanie
underlies Ensérune hill
waterway Canal du Midi

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Canal du Midi hasPart Malpas Tunnel