Canal d'Arles à Fos
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The Canal d'Arles à Fos or Canal d'Arles à Bouc is a canal in southern France. It connects to the Rhone
near Arles
and Fos-sur-Mer
. It is 31 km (19 mi) long with one lock.
The Langlois Bridge
painted by Vincent van Gogh
in 1888 was one of the drawbridges across the canal.
Rhône
Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
near Arles
Arles
Arles is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence....
and Fos-sur-Mer
Fos-sur-Mer
Fos-sur-Mer is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.-Geography:Fos-sur-Mer is situated about north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the west of the Étang de Berre. The city has of sand beach.-Population:...
. It is 31 km (19 mi) long with one lock.
The Langlois Bridge
Langlois Bridge
Langlois Bridge was a drawbridge in Arles, France, which has been the subject of several paintings by Vincent van Gogh in 1888...
painted by Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent Willem van Gogh , and used Brabant dialect in his writing; it is therefore likely that he himself pronounced his name with a Brabant accent: , with a voiced V and palatalized G and gh. In France, where much of his work was produced, it is...
in 1888 was one of the drawbridges across the canal.