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The Canal de la Robine, Narbonne

The Canal de la Robine is a ship canal, which, in the Aude department is located in France in the Languedoc- Roussillon region.

Development and technical infrastructure

He is a marine channel of Moussoulens (municipality Moussan ), runs along the Aude, to Port -la -Nouvelle, where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea after 33 kilometers. The height difference between the Aude Valley and the estuary is only about nine meters, to overcome the difficulties, however, six locks were built. Between Narbonne and the sea mouth of the channel passes through a shallow lagoon landscape ( Etang de Bages et de Sigean, Etang de l' Ayrolles ). The water supply of the channel done by the river Aude.

The north is the channel after about 650 meters boat trip on the Aude continued in Canal de Jonction, which connects to the Canal du Midi only five kilometers away.

Coordinates

  • Source of the canal: 43 ° 14 '42 " N, 2 ° 57' 39" O43.2452.9608333333333Koordinaten: 43 ° 14 '42 " N, 2 ° 57' 39" E
  • Endpoint of the channel: 43 ° 1 ' 30 " N, 3 ° 2' 31" O43.0253.0419444444444

Places on the canal

  • Moussoulens
  • Narbonne
  • Port-la -Nouvelle

History

Already in Roman times was the governor Agrippa a channel through the ancient Rubrensis dig to connect the city of Narbonne and the Mediterranean. Thanks to this great channel - 30 m wide and 3 m deep - Narbonne was a rich coastal city. In the 14th century, but changed the river Aude, who was responsible for the water supply of the canal, suddenly its course and no longer flowed through Narbonne. As a result, the city became impoverished and lost more and more important. Finally, the city extended her withered Canal to Moussoulens where you could make a water connection to the Aude again.

Only in 1787 a navigable connection with the Canal du Midi was created by the construction of the Canal de Jonction.

Economic Importance

Cargo shipping has gradually lost importance. Today, the canal is mainly used by sports and houseboats.

Attractions

  • Pont des Marchands in Narbonne, a Roman bridge houses
Classical antiquity Aude (river) Port-la-Nouvelle Pont des Marchands (Narbonne) Pleasure craft
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