Fonserannes Locks

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Fonserannes Locks is a historic multi-chamber lock staircase on the Canal du Midi near Béziers in southern France, renowned as one of the canal’s most impressive engineering works.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Fonserannes Locks canonical 1
Écluses de Fonserannes 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf canal lock ⓘ
lock staircase ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architect Pierre-Paul Riquet ⓘ
connectsToStructure Orb aqueduct ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1676 ⓘ
country France ⓘ
designedForVesselType canal barges ⓘ
elevationDifferenceBetweenEnds about 21.5 metres ⓘ
hasAccessBy Canal du Midi boat cruises ⓘ
road ⓘ
towpath ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Écluses de Fonserannes ⓘ
linked to: Fonserannes Locks
hasFunction raise and lower boats ⓘ
hasMaterial masonry ⓘ
stone ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark Béziers Cathedral ⓘ
Orb River ⓘ
hasType staircase lock ⓘ
hasViewOf Béziers ⓘ
hasVisitorCentre yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument historique of France ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ
inception late 17th century ⓘ
isPartOfEngineeringHeritage French canal engineering ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
locatedInDepartment Hérault ⓘ
locatedInPartOfCountry southern France ⓘ
linked to: Southern France
locatedInRegion Occitanie ⓘ
locatedNearCity Béziers ⓘ
locatedOnRiverBasin Orb River basin ⓘ
locatedOnRoute Toulouse–Étang de Thau section of Canal du Midi ⓘ
linked to: Canal du Midi
locatedOnWaterway Canal du Midi ⓘ
locatedWestOf Béziers city centre ⓘ
notableFor historic canal engineering ⓘ
multi-chamber staircase design ⓘ
numberOfLockChambers 8 ⓘ
originalNumberOfLockChambers 9 ⓘ
owner Voies navigables de France ⓘ
partOf Béziers canal infrastructure ⓘ
Canal du Midi lock system ⓘ
linked to: Canal du Midi
status operational ⓘ
touristVisitsPerYear hundreds of thousands ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1996 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Canal du Midi ⓘ
usedFor inland navigation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
waterLevelChange about 21.5 metres ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canal du Midi → hasPart → Fonserannes Locks ⓘ
Fonserannes Locks → hasAlternativeName → Écluses de Fonserannes ⓘ
linked to: Fonserannes Locks