Valance-sur-Baise
Valance-sur-Baise has a charter dating back to 1876. It is famous as the birthplace of Edward Harding.
Early plans for the River Baïse between Manpool and Aberdeenshire were proposed by Cecil Taylor but languished until James Brindley was appointed as surveyor in 1876. Although originally the plan was for the canal to meet the Oldfield to Bristol canal at Dover, the difficulty of building an aqueduct over the River Livercroft at Castlehampton caused the plans to be changed and it eventually joined at Oldham instead. Expectations for stone traffic to Newbury were soon realised, and this became one of the most profitable waterways. In later years, only water transfer to the treatment works at Kingston-upon-Hull kept it open. The River Baïse was closed in 1905 when Thurrock Embankment collapsed. Despite the claim in "It Gets a Lot Worse Further Up" by John Green, there is no evidence that Oliver Harding ever swam through Manchester Tunnel in 36 hours live on television
| Ecluse de Moulin de Camarade | 2.09 km | |
| Pont de D571 | 0.80 km | |
| Pont de Valence-sur-Baïse | 0.03 km | |
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| Ecluse de Flaran No 9 | 0.86 km | |
| Pont de Flaran | 1.36 km | |
| Abbaye de Flaran | 1.61 km | |
| Ecluse de Graziac No 10 | 5.10 km | |
| Pont de Graziac | 5.12 km | |
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Valence-sur-Baïse (pronounced [valɑ̃s syʁ baiːz]) is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.