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Occitânia · France
In the destination Carcassonne and Toulouse.
In the photo: Castelnaudary and the Grand Bassin of the Canal du Midi.
Illustrative images. The pictures in this guide are illustrations based on the real place, not photographs, and may differ from it.
The city
City of the Lauragais, between Toulouse and Carcassonne, on the banks of the Canal du Midi. The Grand Bassin, the largest body of water on the canal, and the Saint-Roch locks mark the old port. Above them, the collegiate church of Saint Michael and the Cugarel mill overlook the plain. Castelnaudary is regarded as the birthplace of cassoulet.
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The local experience
Castelnaudary’s historic port on the Canal du Midi, with about 7 hectares of water, the largest body of the canal. The island of Cybèle sits in the middle. Part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing with the Canal du Midi.
Sequence of four linked locks on the Canal du Midi, built around 1678 at the exit of Castelnaudary’s Grand Bassin, which overcome a drop of about 9 meters.
Gothic church high in the old town, raised to collegiate status in 1318, with a bell tower of about 50 meters and an 18th-century organ, protected as a historical monument.
Last of the windmills that once crowned Castelnaudary’s hill, restored in 1962, with views over the Lauragais plain, the Black Mountain and, on clear days, the Pyrenees.
