Ecluse de l’orb et Port Neuf
BEZIERS , Hérault – Cultural heritage
About
Until 1858, the Canal du Midi had to cross the Orb. This is a capricious coastal river, sometimes too violent and sometimes too weak. After the Notre Dame lock, downstream from the old port of the same name, the canal reached the Orb. To avoid these often difficult constraints, the Canal du Midi was diverted from its original course at the seventh basin of the Fonséranes water staircase. The new, much larger port, known simply as Port Neuf, was commissioned in 1858. The basin is surrounded upstream by the Orb lock and downstream by the Béziers lock.
Spoken languages : French
