Bassin de Naurouze

The Bassin de Naurouze is an octagonal holding tank, created during the building of the Canal du Midi as designed and built by Pierre-Paul Riquet.

It was abandoned a few years after construction of the canal because of its recurrent silting problems.

The flow of water from the Bassin de Saint-Ferréol joins the Canal du Midi at this point near the Seuil de Naurouze.

However, it easily filled with silt and its use discontinued.

A lawn replaced the empty pool, and it is crossed by a straight path lined with plane trees.