Canal du Midi locks of Fonserannes
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The Canal du Midi locks of Fonserannes are a historic staircase of canal locks near Béziers in southern France, renowned as one of the most impressive engineering features of the 17th-century Canal du Midi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Canal du Midi locks of Fonserannes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7183641 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canal du Midi locks of Fonserannes Context triple: [Béziers, knownFor, Canal du Midi locks of Fonserannes]
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A.
Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct
The Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct is a historic 19th-century structure in Béziers, France, that carries the Canal du Midi over the Orb River, showcasing notable civil engineering and canal architecture.
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Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch
The Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch are a historic multi-chamber lock complex on the Canal du Midi in Castelnaudary, France, notable for their engineering and role in regional inland waterway navigation.
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Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi is a historic 17th-century canal in southern France, renowned as an engineering masterpiece that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Écluse de Montech
Écluse de Montech is a lock installation on the Canal de Garonne in southwestern France, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
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Pont-canal de Digoin
The Pont-canal de Digoin is a historic French aqueduct bridge that carries a canal over the Loire River near the town of Digoin in central France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Canal du Midi locks of Fonserannes Target entity description: The Canal du Midi locks of Fonserannes are a historic staircase of canal locks near Béziers in southern France, renowned as one of the most impressive engineering features of the 17th-century Canal du Midi.
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A.
Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct
The Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct is a historic 19th-century structure in Béziers, France, that carries the Canal du Midi over the Orb River, showcasing notable civil engineering and canal architecture.
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B.
Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch
The Canal du Midi locks at Saint-Roch are a historic multi-chamber lock complex on the Canal du Midi in Castelnaudary, France, notable for their engineering and role in regional inland waterway navigation.
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C.
Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi is a historic 17th-century canal in southern France, renowned as an engineering masterpiece that links the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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D.
Écluse de Montech
Écluse de Montech is a lock installation on the Canal de Garonne in southwestern France, used to raise and lower boats between different water levels.
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E.
Pont-canal de Digoin
The Pont-canal de Digoin is a historic French aqueduct bridge that carries a canal over the Loire River near the town of Digoin in central France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal lock system
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staircase lock ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | Pierre-Paul Riquet ⓘ |
| connectsWith | Orb aqueduct vicinity ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedFor | overcoming elevation difference near Béziers ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
lower boats
ⓘ
raise boats ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected historic site (France) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
basins
ⓘ
gates ⓘ multiple lock chambers ⓘ spillways ⓘ |
| hasTouristFacilities |
information panels
ⓘ
viewing areas ⓘ visitor paths ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Béziers
ⓘ
Orb valley ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationOf |
Canal du Midi UNESCO listing
ⓘ
linked to:
Canal du Midi
|
| historicalPeriod |
Ancien Régime France
ⓘ
linked to:
Ancien Régime
|
| inception | 17th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Béziers ⓘ |
| locatedInPart |
southern France
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern France
|
| locatedInRegion |
Hérault department
ⓘ
linked to:
Hérault
Occitanie ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Béziers city centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Béziers
Orb River ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportRoute | Mediterranean–Atlantic inland waterway via Canal du Midi ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Fonserannes district of Béziers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
engineering complexity
ⓘ
historic canal engineering ⓘ staircase of locks ⓘ |
| partOf |
Béziers canal infrastructure
ⓘ
linked to:
Canal du Midi Orb aqueduct
Canal du Midi ⓘ Canal du Midi hydraulic system ⓘ
linked to:
Canal du Midi lock system
|
| touristActivity |
boat passage watching
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ walking visits ⓘ |
| usedFor |
inland navigation
ⓘ
pleasure boating ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| waterway | Canal du Midi ⓘ |
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Subject: Canal du Midi locks of Fonserannes Description of subject: The Canal du Midi locks of Fonserannes are a historic staircase of canal locks near Béziers in southern France, renowned as one of the most impressive engineering features of the 17th-century Canal du Midi.
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