The Canal du Rhone à Sète connects the Rhone with the port of Sète and the Etang de Thau with the Canal du Midi.. He was commissioned in 1820.. The distance from Beaucaire on the Rhone to Sète is 98 km.. Through the canalization of the Rhone the entrance lock at Beaucaire has become unusable and one now uses a developed piece of the Petit Rhone and a short channel piece at Saint Gilles to enter at km 29 in the Canal du Rhone à Sète.. The continuous route is only 69 km long, because the 29 km to Beaucaire are a dead end..
The Canal du Rhône à Sète is a scenic canal that runs mostly straight through the Camargue and crosses huge saltwater lagoons.. There is only one lock at Nourriguier along its entire length and it is therefore easy to navigate and very popular for tourist boat trips.. On the shore you can see wild horses, wild bulls, flamingos and many other species of birds..