General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Canal |
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Location
| km | Name |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 1 560 m |
Chronology
| 14 April 1776 | Inauguration of the canal. |
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Canal de Brienne (also known as the "Canal de Saint-Pierre") is a French canal connecting the Garonne River with the Canal du Midi and the Canal de Garonne. It has two locks. The lock opening to the Garonne is known as Ecluse Saint-Pierre. The lock nearer to the Canal du Midi usually stands open.
The canal is in the centre of Toulouse, in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France. It runs for only 1,560 m (0.97 mi) from ist source at Bazacle on the Garonne to ist terminal basin where it meets the Canal du Midi. At the joining with the Canal du Midi is the Ponts Jumeaux (English: twin bridges).
The canal was inaugurated on 14 April 1776. It was intended to carry water from the Garonne to the Canal latéral à la Garonne and provide a navigable route to the port de la Daurade, situated in the centre of Toulouse on the Garonne.
It owes ist name to Etienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne (1727–1794), archbishop of Toulouse.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Canal de Brienne" and modified on July 22, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
10000250 - Published on:
26/03/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
