Agde Round Lock
The Agde Round Lock is a canal lock on the Canal du Midi that connects to the Hérault River in Agde, France. It is almost unique because it is round, which allows a boat to turn around, and the fact that it has three sets of lock gates, each with a different water level.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lock
- Description: lock
- Also known as: “Écluse ronde d’Agde (84)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Agde station and Château Laurens, Agde.
Agde station
Railway station
Photo: Spedona, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Agde station is a in the département of Hérault in the south of France. Its railway station was opened in 1857 and is on the Bordeaux–Sète line. Its train services are operated by the SNCF. Agde station is situated 330 metres south of Agde Round Lock.
Château Laurens, Agde
Manor estate
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Château Laurens, Agde is a manor estate, which is situated 430 metres southeast of Agde Round Lock.
Agde Cathedral
Church
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Agde Cathedral is a Roman Catholic church located in Agde in the Hérault département of southern France. The cathedral is dedicated to Saint Stephen, and stands on the bank of the river Hérault. Agde Cathedral is situated 700 metres south of Agde Round Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agde and Le Grau d’Agde.
Agde
Town
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Agde is a commune in the southern French department of Hérault. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi. It is situated on an ancient basalt volcano, hence the name "Black Pearl of the Mediterranée".
Le Grau d’Agde
Suburb
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Le Grau d’Agde is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km south of Agde Round Lock.
La Tamarissière
Suburb
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La Tamarissière is a suburb, which is situated 4 km southwest of Agde Round Lock.
Agde Round Lock
- Category: body of water
- Location: Agde, Arrondissement of Béziers, Hérault, Occitanie, France, Europe
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Latitude
43.32023° or 43° 19′ 13″ northLongitude
3.46768° or 3° 28′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8FM58FC9+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 72615522OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lockWikidata ID
Q1301076
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to German—“Agde Round Lock” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Canal del Migdia: Resclosa rodona (Agde)”
- Catalan: “Canal del Migdia: Resclosa rodona”
- Dutch: “Sluis van Agde”
- Esperanto: “Ronda kluzo de Agde”
- French: “écluse Ronde d’Agde”
- French: “Écluse ronde d’Agde”
- German: “Rundschleuse Agde”
- German: “Rundschleuse von Agde”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Les Canalous and Port d’Agde.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Agde Round Lock”. Photo: Fagairolles 34, CC BY-SA 4.0.