Departure Base

Discover all the useful information and advice related to your departure base.

Starting out formalities & boarding

Riverly Négra (Locaboat)
10 Rue de Villenouvelle – Ecluse de Négra
31450 Montesquieu-Lauragais
France 

✉: negra@riverly.com
T: +33 (0) 5 61 81 36 40
G: N 43°25’04.53 E 01°38’28.39

Reception & Check-in Formalities:
On departure days: between 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM.
On return days: between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM.		 Boarding:
As soon as the boat is ready.
On Site:
Showers and toilets are available at the base.		  

How to get to the base

Hotels:

  • Logis Du Lauragais (Villefranche-de-Lauragais, 8 km)
    | +33 5 61 27 00 76
  • Auberge de Hurlevent (Montgaillard-Lauragais, 8 km) | +33 5 62 71 19 41

We recommend staying overnight directly in Toulouse.

 Restaurants:

  • L’Estanquet (Gardouch, 7 km) | +33 9 52 89 38 73
  • L’Envie des Mets (Gardouch, 7 km) | +33 5 61 27 19 46
  • L’Atelier (Ayguesvives, 7 km) | +33 5 62 80 28 40
  • L’Ecluse 12 (canal-side restaurant at the Laval lock, first lock after Negra) | +33 7 63 79 34 95 (Reservation required)
Shops:

  • In Montgiscard (7 km)
  • In Villefranche (8 km): closed on Sunday afternoons.
 Markets:

  • In Gardouch (4 km): fresh fruit and vegetable sales directly from local growers.
  • In Villefranche (8 km): every Friday morning.

Hotels, restaurants and shopping facilities on site

Hotels:

  • Logis Du Lauragais (Villefranche-de-Lauragais, 8 km) | +33 5 61 27 00 76
  • Auberge de Hurlevent (Montgaillard-Lauragais, 8 km) | +33 5 62 71 19 41

We recommend staying overnight directly in Toulouse.

 Restaurants:

  • L’Estanquet (Gardouch, 7 km) | +33 9 52 89 38 73
  • L’Envie des Mets (Gardouch, 7 km) | +33 5 61 27 19 46
  • L’Atelier (Ayguesvives, 7 km) | +33 5 62 80 28 40
  • L’Ecluse 12 (canal-side restaurant at the Laval lock, first lock after Negra) | +33 7 63 79 34 95 (Reservation required)
Shops:

  • In Montgiscard (7 km)
  • In Villefranche (8 km): closed on Sunday afternoons.
 Markets:

  • In Gardouch (4 km): fresh fruit and vegetable sales directly from local growers.
  • In Villefranche (8 km): every Friday morning.

Touristic Information

Gastronomic specialities:

  • Cassoulet de Castelnaudary, Lauragais pies, foie gras, duck, ‘Oreillettes’, Sausages of Toulouse.
 Local drinks:

  • Near Toulouse, the wines of Fronton and Gaillac.
To see:

  • Toulouse, the village of Montesquieu Lauragais, Obelisk of Riquet, Bassin du Col de Naurouze (water shed of the Canal du Midi), dam of Saint Ferréol (waterfalls, tree park, beach), the medieval cities of Revel and Sorèze.
 Fishing:

  • Fishing licence obligatory: on sale at M.Desportes, 36, rue Carnot, Villefranche-de-Lauragais, tel.: 05 61 81 59 27, closed Monday
    Carp, eel, roach, zander, bream, bleak, crayfish…
Tourist office :

  • at Villefranche (8 km) tel.: 05 61 27 20 94
  

Information on the waterways

Waterways :
On the Canal du Midi, most of the locks are electrified and have a lock keeper. Locks are open daily from 9am to 12pm, and from 1pm to 7pm (high season) or 6pm (low season). They are closed on 1st of May.