| 1662 |
November
16th
Pierre Paul Riquet's first proposition to King Louis XIV minister,
Colbert, for the building of a canal linking the two seas. |
| 1663 |
January 18th
State 's decision to have the King's commissary and the Languedoc
state to study the Pierre Paul Riquet's project. |
| 1664 |
November
7th
Meeting in Toulouse of the commissary in charge of the study. |
| 1665 |
January 19th
Commissary 's report suggesting a test channel to drive the
Black Mountains water to Naurouze.
May 27
Pierre Paul Riquet's nomination as director for the channel
test by the state counsel .
November 2nd
Ending of the channel test that brings water to Naurouze |
| 1666 |
October 14th
The state award Pierre Paul Riquet the first section of the
canal between Toulouse and Trèbes |
| 1667 |
January 1st
Beginning of the construction
March 1st
Donation of 2 400000 livres by the Languedoc state payable
in 8 years.
April 16th
Building of the Saint Ferréol Dam starts. |
| 1668 |
May 14th
Adjudication to Pierre Paul Riquet of the second and third
work sections on the canal and in exchange he was granted
the canal as an hereditary fief..
November 17th
Beginning of the works for the lock in the port de l'Embouchure
on the Garonne river.
May 8
First navigation test on the channel de la Plaine. Opening
of the Toulouse - Naurouze section |
| 1669 |
January 23rd
Pierre Paul Riquet gets the buildings of the third section. |
| 1670 |
Filling up of the canal's section
Naurouze-Trèbes. |
| 1673 |
End of the work and filling up
of the Naurouze-Castlnaudary Trèbes section. |
| 1677 |
January 16th
Ay law Pierre Paul Riquet gets the property and the toll of
the canal. |
| 1680 |
November
4th
Pierre Paul Riquet dies in Toulouse. |
| 1681 |
May 15th to 25th
Grand opening of the Royal Canal of Languedoc with boat 's
blessing |
|
| 1683 |
28 Mai
Inspection by Mister d'Aguesseau. Leaving Marseille they reach
La Garonne in 75 hours! |
|
| 1686 |
Order from King's minister Vauban
to break through the Cammazes . Decision by Vauban to build
the lateral canal to the Garonne all the way to La Réole.
|
| 1777 |
Begining of the jonction Canal
works in Narbonne. |
| 1782 |
Building of the Lampy Dam in
order to water supply the junction canal in Narbonne. |
| An II |
16 Frimaire
Deposition of the canal 's project reaching Toulouse to Moissac.
|
| 1828 |
December 16th
Ordinance for the study. End of the study in 1830 . |
| 1832 |
April 22nd
Building and up keeping given to Sir Doin who in exchange
gets the toll. |
| 1838 |
Take over of the project and FF 40 millions
attribution for the works. Beginning of the Canal Lateral
to the Garonne river. |
| 1846 |
Order to proceed the works all the way to
Castets en Dorthe. |
| 1852 |
8 Juillet
Promulgation de la Loi par Napoléon III. Elle autorise à offrir en concession les deux
voies réunies, Chemin de fer et Canal Latéral), avec abandon du Canal à titre gratuit,
pour une durée de 99 ans. Seule condition, les travaux du Chemin de Fer et du Canal ne
peuvent s'achever l'un sans l'autre.
24 Août
Franchise of the canal and the railroad given to Emile &
Isaac Pereire, James de Rothchild and Adolphe Eichtal..
5 Décembre
Inauguration of the South Railroad company and the Canal lateral
to the Garonne. |
| 1856 |
Canal Latéral to the Garonne opening to
navigation. |
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