Hérault
Arrondissement of Béziers
Nissan-lez-Enserune

Malpas Tunnel

The Malpas tunnel carries the under the d'Ensérune hill in , France. Excavated in 1679, it was Europe's first navigable canal tunnel and is a monument to the determination of Pierre-Paul Riquet, the chief engineer.
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: Canal tunnel in France
  • Also known as: “Aqueduc de Malpas” and “Tunnel-aqueduc de drainage de l’étang de Colombiers et Montady”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Oppidum d’Ensérune and Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-la-Miséricorde de Nissan-lez-Enserune.

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The Oppidum d'Ensérune is an ancient hill-town near the village of Nissan-lez-Ensérune, , located between and close to the D609 and . is situated 1¼ km west of Malpas Tunnel.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1½ km southeast of Malpas Tunnel.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1¼ km northeast of Malpas Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Colombiers and Salles-d’Aude.

Village
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is a commune in the department in southern .

Village
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Salles-d'Aude is a commune in the department in southern . is situated 8 km south of Malpas Tunnel.

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is a city in the department in , . The city shows signs of Neolithic occupation, but the first recorded settlement was the Roman town of Baeterrae.

Malpas Tunnel

Latitude
43.3069° or 43° 18′ 25″ north
Longitude
3.12596° or 3° 7′ 34″ east
Open location code
8FM5844G+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 462178795
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­canal
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q2423646
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Malpas Tunnel” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Malpasko tunela”
  • Catalan: “túnel de Malpas”
  • Catalan: “Túnel de Malpas”
  • Dutch: “Tunnel van Malpas”
  • French: “tunnel de Malpas”
  • French: “Tunnel de Malpas”
  • German: “Tunnel de Malpas”
  • Hungarian: “Malpas csatornaalagút”
  • Italian: “Tunnel di Malpas”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Tunèl de Malpàs”
  • Romanian: “Canalul tunel Malpas”
  • Romanian: “Tunelul Malpas”
  • Slovenian: “Predor Molpas”
  • Spanish: “Túnel de Malpas”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Maison du Malpas and Point de vue sur l’étang de Montady.

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