Canal de Jonction (Aude)

Canal de Jonction
	The Canal de Jonction near Sallèles-d'Aude
Water code	FR : undefined
location	France , Occitania region
length	5 km
Built	1787
class	I ( Freycinet class )
Beginning	Branch from the Canal du Midi near Port la Robine
The End	Confluence with the Aude south-east of Sallèles-d'Aude
Descent structures	7th
Kilometrage	Direction to the river Aude
	It flows into the Aude river, then further downstream (to the left) to the beginning of the Canal de la Robine

The approximately 5 km long Canal de Jonction (German: connecting canal ), also Canal de Narbonne , is a shipping canal in the Aude department of the administrative region of Occitania in southern France . It is entirely in the municipality of Sallèles-d'Aude . The Canal de la Robine was connected to the Canal du Midi via it .

Course and technical infrastructure

The Canal de Jonction branches off from the Canal du Midi near its canal bridge over the river Cesse and flows after about 5 kilometers and about 21 meters lower into the river Aude about 1 kilometer southeast of the center of Sallèles-d'Aude. The descent takes place through seven locks , the water of which comes from the Canal du Midi.

The connection to the Canal de la Robine is not direct, but is about 650 meters downstream on the opposite (right) bank of the Aude above a weir. This enables river navigation from the confluence of the Canal de Jonction. The Canal de la Robine, which begins here at Moussoulens ( Moussan municipality ), first leads to Narbonne and then on to Port-la-Nouvelle and into the Mediterranean .

Coordinates

Starting point of the canal: 43 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ N , 2 ° 55 ′ 20 ″ E Coordinates: 43 ° 17 ′ 0 ″ N , 2 ° 55 ′ 20 ″ E43.283333333333 2.9222222222222
End point of canal: 43 ° 14 ′ 45 ″ N , 2 ° 57 ′ 21 ″ E43.245833333333 2.9558333333333

history

When the Canal du Midi was built, no connection to the Canal de la Robine was planned for the time being, although only a distance of five kilometers had to be overcome. It was only 100 years later that the Archbishop of Narbonne, Monseigneur Dillon, succeeded in convincing the Riquet family of the importance of this project. In 1787 the Canal de Jonction was then dug, connecting the Canal de la Robine, on which Narbonne lies, with the Canal du Midi, which was then in its economic heyday.

Economical meaning

The cargo shipping has gradually lost importance. Today the canal is mainly used by pleasure boats and houseboats . Water tourism along the Canal du Midi is of great importance.

Web links

Commons : Canal de Jonction - collection of images, videos and audio files

Information on the channel in the Babel project (French)

literature

Voies Navigables, Canaux du Midi , 1998, Editions Grafocarte Verlag ISBN 2-7416-0054-6