Écluse de Jouarres (71)
Écluse de Jouarres (71) is a lock in Azille, Arrondissement of Carcassonne, Occitanie. Écluse de Jouarres (71) is situated nearby to the bridge Jouarres Aqueduct.Photo: Nancy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Jouarres Aqueduct and Épanchoir d’Argentdouble.
Jouarres Aqueduct
Bridge
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. It is one of three original aqueducts created by Pierre-Paul Riquet during the building of the canal from 1667 to 1681. Jouarres Aqueduct is situated 800 metres east of Écluse de Jouarres (71).
Épanchoir d’Argentdouble
Bridge
The balancing of incoming and outgoing water allows the Canal du Midi to operate as it does. Each time a lock operates, large quantities of water are either required to fill it or dump from it into the lower level pound. Épanchoir d’Argentdouble is situated 2 km southwest of Écluse de Jouarres (71).
Mille-Club
Community center
Photo: Loboceret, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mille-Club is a community center, which is situated 3 km east of Écluse de Jouarres (71).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Azillanet and Lézignan-Corbières.
Azillanet
Village
Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Azillanet is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Azillanet is situated 8 km northeast of Écluse de Jouarres (71).
Lézignan-Corbières
Town
Photo: ArnoLagrange, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lézignan-Corbières is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Situated in the Corbières wine region not far from Narbonne, it has a Vine and Wine Museum. Lézignan-Corbières is situated 9 km southeast of Écluse de Jouarres (71).
Écluse de Jouarres (71)
- Type: Lock
- Category: body of water
- Location: Azille, Arrondissement of Carcassonne, Aude, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.26198° or 43° 15′ 43″ northLongitude
2.68682° or 2° 41′ 13″ eastOpen location code
8FM47M6P+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 200570042OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lockWikidata ID
Q24931912
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In Other Languages
From French to Occitan—“Écluse de Jouarres (71)” goes by many names.
- French: “écluse de Jouarres”
- French: “Écluse de Jouarres”
- Luxembourgish: “Écluse de Jouarres”
- Luxembourgish: “Schleis vu Jouarres”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Esclusa de Joarras”
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