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.- Lock
- …lies at an elevation of 46 metres (151 feet)
- …is also known as “Écluse d’Homps (72)”
- Description: lock on the Canal du Midi, France
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ognon Lock and Mille-Club.
Ognon Lock
Ognon Lock is a double chamber lock on the Canal du Midi in the Aude region of Languedoc, France. Ognon Lock is situated 650 metres east of Homps Lock.
Mille-Club
Mille-Club is a community center, which is situated 690 metres west of Homps Lock.
Chapelle Saint-Michel d’Homps
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.
Lézignan-Corbières
Lézignan-Corbières is a commune in the Aude department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Lézignan-Corbières is situated 8 km south of Homps Lock.
Sainte-Valière
Sainte-Valière is a commune in the Aude department in southern France. Sainte-Valière is situated 9 km east of Homps Lock.
Homps Lock
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Latitude
43.2699° or 43° 16′ 12″ north
Longitude
2.73043° or 2° 43′ 50″ east
Open location code
8FM47P9J+X5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=lock
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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.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Cité HLM La Pépinière and Homps - Languedoc.
Aude: Highlights
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