Rivassel Aqueduct

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Rivassel Aqueduct
Coordinates 43°14′53″N2°39′34″E / 43.248°N 2.65946°E / 43.248; 2.65946 Coordinates: 43°14′53″N2°39′34″E / 43.248°N 2.65946°E / 43.248; 2.65946
Carries Canal du Midi
Crosses Ruisseau de Naval
Locale La Redorte
10.2 km WxNW of Lézignan-Corbières, 18.7 km E of Trèbes, 22.5 km NE of Départemente de l' Aude, 25.3 km E of Carcassonne

The Rivassel Aqueduct (French : Aqueduct du Rivassel) is one of several aqueducts on the Canal du Midi. [1] It crosses a small stream, the Ruisseau de Naval.

French language Romance language

French is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the spoken Latin in Gaul, and more specifically in Northern Gaul. Its closest relatives are the other langues d'oïl—languages historically spoken in northern France and in southern Belgium, which French (Francien) has largely supplanted. French was also influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul like Gallia Belgica and by the (Germanic) Frankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders. Today, owing to France's past overseas expansion, there are numerous French-based creole languages, most notably Haitian Creole. A French-speaking person or nation may be referred to as Francophone in both English and French.

Aqueduct (bridge) structure constructed to convey water

Bridges for conveying water, called aqueducts or water bridges, are constructed to convey watercourses across gaps such as valleys or ravines. The term aqueduct may also be used to refer to the entire watercourse, as well as the bridge. Large navigable aqueducts are used as transport links for boats or ships. Aqueducts must span a crossing at the same level as the watercourses on each end. The word is derived from the Latin aqua ("water") and ducere. A modern version of an aqueduct is a pipeline bridge.They may take the form of underground tunnels, networks of surface channels and canals, covered clay pipes or monumental bridges.

Canal du Midi canal in Southern France

The Canal du Midi is a 240 km (150 mi) long canal in Southern France. Originally named the Canal royal en Languedoc and renamed by French revolutionaries to Canal du Midi in 1789, the canal was at the time considered one of the greatest construction works of the 17th century.

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References

  1. Midi Camargue Waterways Guide 7. Editions Du Breil. ISBN   2-913120-04-0.