Beziers is a busy but compact city, with a delightful shady central promenade ' lined with cafe and restaurants ' called the Allees Paul Riquet, named for the engineer of the Canal du Midi.
The  Canal du Midi was built in the early 1900s.
mnli hypothesis: The  Canal du Midi was built in the early 1900s. premise: Beziers is a busy but compact city, with a delightful shady central promenade ' lined with cafe and restaurants ' called the Allees Paul Riquet, named for the engineer of the Canal du Midi.