Fonseranes Locks
Fonseranes Locks are a flight of staircase locks on the Canal du Midi near Béziers. They consist of eight oval-shaped lock chambers, characteristic of the Canal du Midi, and nine gates, which allow boats to be raised a height of 21.5 metres over a distance of 300 metres.Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lock
- Description: lock
- Also known as: “Fonseranes Lock”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zinga Zanga and Béziers station.
Zinga Zanga
Theater building
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zinga Zanga is a theater building, which is situated 760 metres west of Fonseranes Locks.
Béziers station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Béziers station is a French railway station that serves the town of Béziers in the Hérault département of southern France. It is on the Bordeaux–Sète railway. Béziers station is situated 1½ km east of Fonseranes Locks.
Béziers amphitheatre
Garden
Photo: Clement d34, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Béziers amphitheatre is a garden, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Fonseranes Locks.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Colombiers and Vendres.
Colombiers
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Colombiers is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Colombiers is situated 5 km west of Fonseranes Locks.
Vendres
Village
Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vendres is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France. Vendres is situated 7 km south of Fonseranes Locks.
Fonseranes Locks
- Categories: architectural structure and body of water
- Location: Béziers, Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.33062° or 43° 19′ 50″ northLongitude
3.19971° or 3° 11′ 59″ eastOpen location code
8FM585JX+6VOpenStreetMap ID
way 200995504OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lockWikidata ID
Q586271
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Fonseranes Locks” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “resclosa de Fonseranes”
- Catalan: “Resclosa de Fonseranes”
- Chinese: “丰塞拉讷水闸”
- Dutch: “Sluizen van Fonseranes”
- French: “écluses de Fonseranes”
- French: “Écluses de Fonseranes”
- German: “Schleusentreppe Fonseranes”
- German: “Schleusentreppe von Fonseranes”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Esclusas de Fonseranas”
- Slovenian: “Zapornice Fonseranes”
- Slovenian: “Zapornice Fonserannes”
- Spanish: “esclusas de Fonseranes”
- Spanish: “Esclusas de Fonseranes”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Belvédère de la Pente d’Eau and Écluses de Fonserannes.
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