Renneville: Holiday apartments and holiday homes

Culture

The Aqueduc des Voûtes is located within the municipalities of Renneville and Gardouch and enables the Canal du Midi to cross the Hers River.

The Aqueduc des Voûtes was designed by Vauban and built between 1688 and 1690 by Jean Barrière and Pierre Berquière. In 1998, it was added to France’s supplementary inventory of historic monuments; in 2022, it was fully restored after three years of construction work.

The Écluse de Renneville is a single lock built around 1670. The Canal du Midi at the Pont de l’écluse de Renneville is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; the Canal du Midi was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List on 7 December 1996.

In the wider region around Renneville, the Abbaye de Boulbonne is a historic site. The Abbaye Notre-Dame de Calers is also a historic site in the wider region around Renneville. The Château de Lafage is a ruin in the wider region around Renneville.

When planning a trip around Renneville and the Canal du Midi, you may wish to rent a holiday apartment.

Water

At the Écluse de Renneville, Club Aviron & Dragon Boat offers rowing, dragon boat and AviFit on the Canal du Midi. During the dragon boat sessions at the Écluse de Renneville, teams consist of 10 to 20 paddlers; there is also a drummer and a qualified steerer.

The Péniche Surcouf offers full-day and half-day cruises on the Canal du Midi. Depending on the option selected, these may include a commentary on the history of the canal and the work of Pierre-Paul Riquet.

Routes

The dragon boat activity in Renneville can be reached on foot from Villefranche-de-Lauragais railway station in less than 30 minutes and is approximately 2,531 metres away; the VILLEFRANCHE-DE-LAURA­GAIS – Plaisance stop can be reached on foot in less than 10 minutes.

Other destinations: Lagardelle-Sur-Lèze, Maurens, Brax, L'union, Vieille-Toulouse, Muret, Clarac, Vaudreuille.

Haute-Garonne.