Argent Double Overflow on the Canal du Midi between Laredorte and Homps

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Argent Double Overflow and Épanchoir on the Canal du Midi between La Redorte and Homps

Angent-Double Overflow & Sluice

1km east of La Redorte on the right bank, is the Angent-Double Overflow & Sluice designed by Marèchal Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633 - 1707) and completed in 1694.

Detail of the metalwork to allow the smooth running of the towing ropes on to the stonework

⇑ Detail of the metalwork which allows the smooth passage of the towing ropes (between horse & barge) on to the stonework.

⇐ Note that the central of the eleven arches is slightly higher.

Malcolm Beeson