Places to see in ( Montauban - France ) Canal de Montech

Places to see in ( Montauban - France ) Canal de Montech

The Canal de Montech is a 10.9 km waterway in southwestern France connecting the Canal de Garonne in Montech and the Tarn River in Montauban. It is also known as the Montauban Branch. It is also known as the Montauban Branch (French: l’embranchement de Montauban).

A lock at Moissac also connects the Canal de Garonne to a lower section of the Tarn. A proposal exists to create a waterway ring, including the Canal de Montech, by restoring navigation to the stretch of the Tarn between Moissac and Montauban.

The Montech Canal (or channel of the Montauban branch ) is a French canal that connects the Tarn to the Garonne Canal. Located in Tarn-et-Garonne in the Midi-Pyrénées region , it runs 10.9 km in the municipalities of Montech , Lacourt-Saint-Pierre and Montauban .

Built at the same time as the Garonne Canal which it is a branch to join Montauban and the Tarn (which was navigable at the time) hence its other name: Montauban branch channel. It was opened to navigation between Toulouse , Montech and Montauban in 1844. The first works were awarded in 1839. The Garonne canal is put into service until Moissac in 1845, then Agen , in December 1849, the Baïse , in 1852 and its terminus in April 1856. The canal port of Montauban has 32 rings and a wooden pontoon of 90 m since 2016, this allows to receive boats of more than 25 m.

( Montauban - France ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Montauban . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Montauban - France

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