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.

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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

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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

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Mille-Club is a community center, which is situated 690 metres west of Homps Lock.

Chapelle Saint-Michel d’Homps

Church

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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

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Azillanet is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Azillanet is situated 6 km north of Homps Lock.

Lézignan-Corbières

Town

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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.