Port

Port-Lauragais

Name: Port-Lauragais
Address: Lux, FR
Telephone: +3306 75 28 60 83

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Type: Harbour

Halt on the Canal du Midi between Toulouse and the seuil de Naurouze, near the commune of Avignonet-Lauragais in Occitanie.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Reached by the Canal du Midi, about 35 km south-east of Toulouse. Maximum draught 1,4 m on the canal reach, air draught limited to 3 m at the arched bridges. The seuil de Naurouze, summit of the canal at 189 m, is 3 km south-east.

Practical

Pontoon moorings along the canal bank. Water and electricity on the pontoon. Fuel pump available. The basin also serves as a hire-boat base, and long-stay berths can be arranged with the harbour office. Only one visitor shower, usable only when the capitainerie is open. A waterside café serves snacks, and the A61 service area alongside has a restaurant and shop.

Ashore

Musée et Jardins du Canal du Midi on site, dedicated to Pierre-Paul Riquet and the history of the canal. Obélisque de Riquet at Naurouze 2,5 km by foot or cycle along the towpath. Voie verte du Canal du Midi runs along the bank for hiking and cycling.

History

The Canal du Midi was built between 1666 and 1681 under Pierre-Paul Riquet, connecting the Garonne at Toulouse to the étang de Thau at Sète. It was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1996.