Homps Lock
Homps Lock is a single chamber lock on the Canal du Midi. It lies east of the small town of Homps in the Aude region of Languedoc, France. The adjacent locks are Ognon Lock 689 metres to the east and Jouarres Lock 3688 metres to the west.Photo: Nancy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lock
- Description: lock on the Canal du Midi, France
- Also known as: “Écluse d’Homps (72)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ognon Lock and Mille-Club.
Ognon Lock
Lock
Photo: Nancy, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ognon Lock is a double chamber lock on the Canal du Midi in the Aude region of Languedoc, France. The adjacent locks are Pechlaurier Lock 2726 metres to the east and Homps Lock 689 metres to the west. Ognon Lock is situated 650 metres east of Homps Lock.
Mille-Club
Community center
Photo: Loboceret, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mille-Club is a community center, which is situated 690 metres west of Homps Lock.
Chapelle Saint-Michel d’Homps
Church
Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Chapelle Saint-Michel d’Homps is a church, which is situated 1 km west of Homps Lock.
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 6 km north of Homps Lock.
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 8 km south of Homps Lock.
Sainte-Valière
Village
Photo: Enrevseluj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sainte-Valière is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Sainte-Valière is situated 9 km east of Homps Lock.
Homps Lock
- Category: body of water
- Location: Homps, Arrondissement of Narbonne, Aude, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.2699° or 43° 16′ 12″ northLongitude
2.73043° or 2° 43′ 50″ eastOpen location code
8FM47P9J+X5OpenStreetMap ID
way 200576062OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lockWikidata ID
Q3577595
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Satellite Map
Discover Homps Lock from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Occitan—“Homps Lock” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sluis van Homps”
- French: “Écluse d’Homps”
- French: “écluse de Homps”
- Luxembourgish: “Écluse d’Homps”
- Luxembourgish: “Schleis vun Homps”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Esclusa d’Omps”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Écluse d’Ognon (74) and Aqueduc d’Ognon.
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