The Canal du Midi is the initial part of the Deux-Mers Canal project which aimed to link the Mediterranean and the Atlantic by connecting several sections of waterways. Criterion (ii): The Canal du Midi is representative of the technological breakthrough that paved the way for the Industrial Revolution and contemporary technology. Criterion (iv): The Canal du Midi is notable as the first major summit level canal built to meet a strategic territorial development objective. IntegrityThe Canal du Midi is still in operation with characteristics essentially unchanged since its creation. In addition, the surrounding areas of the canal are now protected, by their listing as landscape sites of the Canal du Midi, an area of ​​18,200 ha, concerning 74 urban and peri-urban communities.