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Canal du Midi

Also known as Canal de las Doas Mars, canal du Languedoc, canal of the two seas, canal Royal du Languedoc, Canal Royal en Languedoc

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Location

Where it sits, and what is around it

Canal du Midi is in Toulouse. The nearest other World Heritage site is Episcopal City of Albi, about 70 km away.

Nearest towns and cities

  • Toulouse · about 847,000 peopleabout 3 km east
  • Agen · about 58,000 peopleabout 90 km north-west
  • Tarbes · about 55,000 peopleabout 120 km west
  • Andorra · about 54,000 peopleabout 120 km south
  • Béziers · about 81,000 peopleabout 150 km east
  • Perpignan · about 147,000 peopleabout 160 km south-east
Canal du MidiToulouse5 km
The site is ringed; towns and other World Heritage sites are shown for context, and the dashed circle is the size of the site's area.

Nearby World Heritage sites

The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies

Map of Canal du Midi and the 5 nearest World Heritage sitesEpiscopal City of Albi1Fortified City of Carcassonne2Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley3Capetian Fortresses of Languedoc4Vall de Boí Churches5Canal du Midi
Markers: square cultural, circle natural, diamond mixed.

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The official record

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