Point kilométrique
Encyclopedia
Point kilométrique (milepost) is a French
acronym used to measure distances for boundary mileage used mainly in France
, on railways, highways, canals, and freeways to help locate a specific location. For example, locations on the Canal du Midi
are marked in PK values.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
acronym used to measure distances for boundary mileage used mainly in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, on railways, highways, canals, and freeways to help locate a specific location. For example, locations on the Canal du Midi
Canal du Midi
The is a long canal in Southern France . The canal connects the Garonne River to the on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau...
are marked in PK values.