This is a list of the navigable canals and rivers in France. For reference purposes, all waterways are listed, including many that have been abandoned for navigation, mostly in the period 1925-1955, but some in later years. Although several sources are used and listed in the references below, an important source of up-to-date information on French waterways is Inland Waterways of France, by David Edwards-May (published by Imray Ltd in 2010), and its online version, navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals (French waterways website section). Other sources using the same public information are the historic publishing house Berger-Levrault, Hugh McKnight, David Jefferson, Editions de l'Ecluse (Fluvial magazine) and the series of waterway guides published by Les Editions du Breil, all listed below the table. A comprehensive historic list with 513 entries for French canals is published online by Charles Berg.
The list includes two major rivers, the Rhine and the Rhône, that have their source in Switzerland, while others flow out of France into Germany, Luxemburg and Belgium (the Sarre, Moselle, Sambre, Escaut and Lys). Cross-border canals change their name at the border. The canals are listed in order of the Sort name column. Locations given in red are temporary limits of navigation, where continued restoration works are under way or planned.
The Map column should be used in conjunction with the map to the right which may be enlarged, to see the location of the waterway in relation to the overall network.
Below the table are References, grouped together to avoid fastidious repetition, while notes on status, navigability or connections are added under the third column heading 'Navigability'.
Rolt, L. T. C. (1994). From Sea to Sea (2nd edition), Euromapping ISBN9782910185-02-2.
"La gestion du Canal de la Bruche" [The management of the Canal Bruche] (in French). Conseil Départemental du Bas-Rhin. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
Loire Nivernais Waterways Guide 02. Editions du Breil, Castelnaudary, France, ISBN2-913120-00-8.
Seine Waterways Guide 21. Editions du Breil, Castelnaudary, France, 2016. ISBN2-913120-40-7.
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This is a list of the navigable canals and rivers in France For reference purposes all waterways are listed including many that have been abandoned for navigation mostly in the period 1925 1955 but some in later years Although several sources are used and listed in the references below an important source of up to date information on French waterways is Inland Waterways of France by David Edwards May published by Imray Ltd in 2010 and its online version navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals French waterways website section Other sources using the same public information are the historic publishing house Berger Levrault Hugh McKnight David Jefferson Editions de l Ecluse Fluvial magazine and the series of waterway guides published by Les Editions du Breil all listed below the table A comprehensive historic list with 513 entries for French canals is published online by Charles Berg Map to be used with last column Contents 1 List 2 See publications listing canals and waterways in France 3 See also 4 Notes 5 ReferencesList editThe list includes two major rivers the Rhine and the Rhone that have their source in Switzerland while others flow out of France into Germany Luxemburg and Belgium the Sarre Moselle Sambre Escaut and Lys Cross border canals change their name at the border The canals are listed in order of the Sort name column Locations given in red are temporary limits of navigation where continued restoration works are under way or planned The Map column should be used in conjunction with the map to the right which may be enlarged to see the location of the waterway in relation to the overall network Below the table are References grouped together to avoid fastidious repetition while notes on status navigability or connections are added under the third column heading Navigability Sort name A Waterway canal or river Ref Navigability and alternative French name From waterway At locality To waterway or sea At locality Length km Number oflocks MapAa Aa Upstream 2 km and 1 lock disused Saint Omer North Sea Gravelines 28 8 2 NAdour Adour Dax Anglet 66 SWAff Aff Glenac La Gacilly 7 WAire Canal d Aire Canal de la Deule Bauvin Canal de Neuffosse Aire sur la Lys NAisne Aisne Compiegne Vailly sur Aisne 57 1 7 NAisne lat Canal lateral a l Aisne Aisne Celles sur Aisne Canal des Ardennes Vieux les Asfeld 51 3 8 NAisne Marne Canal de l Aisne a la Marne Canal lateral a l Aisne Berry au Bac Canal lateral a la Marne Conde sur Marne 58 1 24 NAlsace Grand Canal d Alsace Lateral canal included for reference part of river Rhine Rhine Huningue Rhine Neuf Brisach 53 4 EArdennes Canal des Ardennes Canal lateral a l Aisne Vieux les Asfeld Canal de la Meuse Pont a Bar 88 43 NArles Canal d Arles a Fos Rhone Arles Fos sur Mer 31 1 SEAulne Aulne Part of Canal de Nantes a Brest includes 18 km of canal Landevennec Goariva 110 46 WAutize J Canal de la Jeune Autize Souil 46 24 15 N 0 45 52 W 46 40425 N 0 76458 W 46 40425 0 76458 Sevre Niortaise Maille 8 5 1 WAutize V Canal de la Vielle Autize Bouille Courdault Sevre Niortaise 10 1 WBaise Baise Saint Leger Valence sur Baise 63 21 SWBeaucaire Canal de Beaucaire Part of Canal du Rhone a Sete no connection at Beaucaire Rhone Beaucaire Aigues Mortes 51 SBergues Canal de Bergues No connection at Bergues Canal de la Colme disused Canal de la Colme Bergues North Sea Dunkerque 8 1 0 NBerry Canal de Berry Restored section accessible from river Cher Selles sur Cher Cher Noyers sur Cher 12 6 CBeuvry Canal de Beuvry Canal Dunkerque Escaut Beuvry 0 6 NBidouze Bidouze Bec des Gaves Bidache 17 8 SWBlavet Canal du Blavet Canal de Nantes a Brest Pontivy Atlantic Ocean Lorient 70 28 WBourbourg Canal de Bourbourg Canal de Furnes and Port of Dunkerque Dunkerque Aa Le Guindal nr Bourbourg 21 3 NBourgogne Canal de Bourgogne Yonne Migennes Saone Saint Jean de Losne 242 1 189 CBoutonne Boutonne No connection with Charente gated sluice structure with no lock Saint Jean d Angely Charente Tonnay Charente 30 Atlantic Ocean 4 WBriare Canal de Briare Canal du Loing and Canal d Orleans Montargis Loire and Canal lateral a la Loire Briare 54 2 32 CBrienne Canal de Brienne Canal de Saint Pierre Garonne Toulouse Port de l Embouchure Toulouse 1 56 2 SBrouage Canal de Brouage Canal de la Charente a la Seudre Hiers Brouage 2 1 WBruche Canal de la Bruche Disused cycle path on former towpath Bruche Soultz les Bains Ill Strasbourg 20 11 ECaen Canal de Caen a la Mer Canal Maritime de Caen Port of Caen Caen English Channel Ouistreham 14 1 NWCalais Canal de Calais Aa Ruminghem Strait of Dover Calais 30 3 NCentre Canal du Centre Canal du Charollais Canal lateral a la Loire and Canal de Roanne a Digoin Digoin Saone Chalon sur Saone 112 1 61 CCharente Charente Angouleme Fouras 167 21 WCharente S Canal de la Charente a la Seudre Canal Bridoire Charente Rochefort Seudre Marennes 39 5 WChatillon Embranchement de Chatillon Loire Chatillon sur Loire Canal lateral a la Loire L Etang 4 3 CChelles Canal de Chelles Lateral canal part of river Marne Marne Neuilly sur Marne Marne Vaires sur Marne 8 5 NCher Cher Noyers sur Cher Larcay 54 2 14 CClignon Canal du Clignon Canal de l Ourcq Neufchelles Montigny l Allier 1 2 0 NColmar Embranchement de Colmar Canal de Colmar Colmar Rhin Neuf Brisach 22 6 3 EColme Canal de la Haute Colme Disused drainage only Aa Watten Canal de Bergues Bergues NColme Canal de la Basse Colme Disused drainage only Aa Bergues Hondschoote NDeule Canal de la Deule Canal d Aire Liaison Dunkerque Escaut Bauvin Lys Deulemont 35 8 3 NDordogne Dordogne Saint Pierre d Eyraud Castillon la Bataille 118 SWDoubs Doubs See also Canal du Rhone au Rhin Verdun sur le Doubs Pontoux 5 5 EDurance Canal de Craponne No Sixteenth century irrigation Durance La Roque d Antheron Mediterranean Rhone Etang de Berre Arles circa 50km SDunkerque E Canal Dunkerque Escaut Liaison Dunkerque Escaut North Sea Dunkerque Escaut Bouchain 189 14 NErdre Erdre Nort sur Erdre Nantes 27 7 1 WEscaut Canal de l Escaut Canal de Saint Quentin Cambrai Haut Escaut Belgium Mortagne du Nord 58 7 11 NEtangs Canal des Etangs Original name of canal now incorporated in Canal du Rhone a Sete Sete Aigues Mortes 49 SFaux Remparts Canal des Faux Remparts River arm reserved for passenger boats Ill Strasbourg Ill Strasbourg 2 1 NEFurnes Canal de Furnes Canal Nieuport Dunkerque name in Flanders Dunkerque Furnes 13 3 1 NGaronne Garonne Gironde Bec d Ambes Canal lateral a la Garonne Castets en Dorthe 79 4 SWGaronne Canal de Garonne Historic name Canal lateral a la Garonne Garonne Castets en Dorthe Canal du Midi and Canal de Brienne Toulouse 193 6 53 SWGironde Gironde Garonne Bec d Ambes Atlantic Ocean Le Verdon sur Mer 70 5 WGivors Givors canal Long abandoned and mostly infilled Rhone Loire 56 99 EHenri Canal Henri IV Historic name branch of Canal de Briare Loire Briare Canal de Briare Briare 3 CHerault Herault Bessan Mediterranean le Grau d Agde 12 1 SHuningue Canal de Huningue Rhine Huningue Niffer EIll Ill Ostwald Strasbourg 9 9 1 NEIlle Canal d Ille et Rance Rance estuary Dinan Vilaine Rennes 84 8 47 NWIsle Isle Laubardemont Dordogne Libourne 31 1 SWJonction Canal du Jonction Part of the La Nouvelle branch of the Canal du Midi Canal de la Robine Moussoulens Canal du Midi Port de la Robine 5 7 SKembs Kembs Niffer Branch Canal Grand Canal d Alsace Kembs Canal du Rhone au Rhin 13 0 ELalinde Canal de Lalinde Disused since early 1960s partially restored Dordogne Tuilieres Dordogne Mauzac 15 9 SWLandes Canal des Landes Etang de Biscarrosse Bassin d Arcachon 15 SWLens Canal de Lens Lens Canal de la Deule Oignies 8 NLez Lez Lattes Palavas les Flots 5 1 SLoing Canal du Loing Seine Saint Mammes Canal de Briare and Canal d Orleans Montargis 49 5 19 NLoire M Loire maritime Nantes Atlantic Ocean Saint Nazaire 52 5 WLoire Loire Maine Bouchemaine Nantes 84 9 0 WLoire lat Canal lateral a la Loire Loire and Canal de Briare Briare Canal du Centre and Canal de Roanne a Digoin Digoin 196 1 37 CLorraines Lorraines Branch Disused no navigation Canal lateral a la Loire Allier 3 0 CLot aval Lot aval Navigation interrupted at Fumel dam project pending Garonne Nicole Albas 120 19 SLot central Lot central Luzech Larnagol 74 17 SLot amont Lot amont La Roque Bouillac Flagnac 12 3 SLys Lys Leie Flanders Aire sur la Lys Halluin 66 5 8 NEMaine P Petite Maine Sevre Nantaise Chateau Thebaud 6 WMaine Maine Mayenne Angers Loire Bouchemaine 11 1 WManche Canal de Vire et Taute Navigation interrupted at dam project pending Vire Saint Fromond English Channel Carentan 12 NWMarans LR Canal de Marans a la Rochelle Sevre Niortaise Marans Atlantic Ocean La Rochelle WMarans M Canal maritime de Marans a la mer Sevre Niortaise Marans Sevre Niortaise Charron WMarne lat Canal lateral a la Marne Marne Epernay Canal de la Marne au Rhin Vitry le Francois 66 7 15 NEMarne Marne Haute Seine Charenton le Pont Canal lateral a la Marne Dizy 183 4 18 NMarne R Canal de la Marne au Rhin 1 2 3 Canal de la Marne a la Saone and Canal lateral a la Marne Vitry le Francois Rhine Strasbourg 313 154 NEChampagne Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne Historic name Canal de la Marne a la Saone Canal lateral a la Marne Vitry le Francois Saone Heuilley sur Saone 224 2 114 EMarseille Canal de Marseille au Rhone Historic name no navigation through Rove tunnel Rhone Arles Mediterranean Sea Marseille SEMayenne Mayenne Maine Angers Mayenne 122 5 45 WMeaux Canal de Meaux a Chalifert Canal de Chalifert Marne Meaux Marne Chalifert 12 3 NMeuse Canal de la Meuse Canal de l Est North Branch Givet Troussey 272 4 59 NEMidi Canal du Midi Canal des Deux Mers Port de l Embouchure Toulouse Etang de Thau Sete 240 2 64 SMignon Canal du Mignon Sevre Niortaise La Greve sur Mignon Mauze sur le Mignon 11 2 WMontech Canal de Montech Montauban Branch 4 Canal de Garonne Montech Tarn Montauban 10 9 9 SMorin Canal du Grand Morin Grand Morin Canal de Meaux a Chalifert 12 0 NMoselle Canal des mines de fer de la Moselle CAMIFEMO now incorporated in high capacity Moselle navigation Moselle Metz Moselle Thionville 30 4 NEMoselle Moselle Apach Neuves Maisons 152 15 NENancy Embranchement de Nancy Canal de la Marne au Rhin Laneuveville Canal des Vosges Richardmesnil 10 2 18 ENantes Canal de Nantes a Brest Loire and Sevre Nantaise Nantes Canal du Blavet Pontivy 184 104 WNeufosse Canal de Neuffosse Mostly incorporated in Liaison Dunkerque Escaut Aa Arques Canal d Aire Aire sur la Lys NNieppe Canal de la Nieppe Abandoned Lys Thiennes Lys Merville 23 4 NNivernais Canal du Nivernais Loire Decize Yonne Auxerre 174 1 110 CNord Canal du Nord Canal de la Sensee Arleux Canal lateral a l Oise Noyon 95 1 19 NNouvelle Embranchement de La Nouvelle Canal du Midi Port de la Robine Mediterranean Port la Nouvelle 36 13 SOise A Canal de l Oise a l Aisne Canal lateral a l Oise Abbecourt Canal lateral a l Aisne Bourg et Comin 47 8 13 NOise lat Canal lateral a l Oise Janville Canal de Saint Quentin and Canal de l Oise a l Aisne Chauny 33 9 4 NOise Oise Conflans Sainte Honorine Janville 104 4 7 NOrleans Canal d Orleans Loire Orleans Canal du Loing and Canal de Briare Montargis 15 2 COudon Oudon Segre Le Lion d Angers 18 3 WOurcq Canal de l Ourcq Canal Saint Martin and Canal de Saint Denis Paris Port aux Perches 108 1 10 NPommeroeul Canal de Pommerœul a Conde Escaut Conde sur l Escaut Canal Nimy Blaton Peronnes Belgium Pommerœul 6 2 NPont Canal de Pont de Vaux Saone Fleurville Pont de Vaux 3 5 1 ERance Rance Maritime Saint Malo Dinan 22 6 2 NWRhone Canal du Rhone au Rhin North Branch Strasbourg Rhin Rhinau 36 13 NERhone Canal du Rhone au Rhin Historically named South Branch Saone Saint Symphorien sur Saone Rhine Grand Canal d Alsace Niffer 237 2 112 NERhone Haut Rhone Anglefort Lyon 140 1 ERhone Rhone Lyon Port Saint Louis du Rhone 310 13 SERhone Canal du Rhone a Sete Rhone Sete Canal Rhone Beaucaire Etang de Thau 71 1 SRhone Petit Rhone Rhone Fourques Mediterranean Sea Saintes Maries de la Mer 59 SRoanne Canal de Roanne a Digoin Canal lateral a la Loire and Canal du Centre Digoin Roanne 55 6 10 CRobine Canal de la Robine Part of La Nouvelle branch of Canal du Midi Canal de Jonction Moussoulens Mediterranean Sea Port la Nouvelle 31 6 6 SRoubaix Canal de Roubaix Deule Marquette lez Lille Canal de l Espierres Belgium Leers 20 12 NSaint D Canal Saint Denis Ourcq Canal and Canal Saint Martin Paris Seine Saint Denis 6 7 7 NSaint M Canal Saint Martin Seine Paris Canal de l Ourcq and Saint Denis Canal Paris 4 6 9 NSaint Q Canal de Saint Quentin Canal lateral a l Oise and Canal de l Oise a l Aisne Chauny Scheldt Cambrai 92 6 35 NSambre Sambre Canal de la Sambre a l Oise Landrecies Sambre Belgium Jeumont 54 2 9 NSambre O Canal de la Sambre a l Oise Currently not navigable pending restoration works Canal de Saint Quentin La Fere Sambre Landrecies 67 2 38 NSaone Petite Saone Canal des Vosges Corre Grande Saone Saint Symphorien sur Saone 158 7 19 ESaone Grande Saone Petite Saone Saint Symphorien Rhone Lyon 213 5 ESaone Canal de la Haute Saone Canal de Montbeliard a la Haute Saone Botans Canal du Rhone au Rhin 9 7 5 ESarre C Canal de la Sarre Historically Canal des Houilleres de la Sarre Canal de la Marne au Rhin Gondrexange Sarre canalisee Sarreguemines 63 4 27 NESarre R Sarre canalisee Canal de la Sarre Sarreguemines Saar Germany Grosbliederstroff 12 2 NESarthe Sarthe Angers Le Mans 130 3 20 WSavieres Canal de Savieres Lac du Bourget Haut Rhone Chanaz 4 2 1 NScarpe Inf Scarpe inferieure Douai Mortagne du Nord 36 2 6 NScarpe Sup Scarpe superieure Arras Corbehem 23 1 9 NSeille Seille La Truchere Louhans 39 4 ESeine NE Seine Nord Europe Canal Canal Seine Nord PROJECTED 2024 Oise Compiegne Liaison Dunkerque Escaut Aubencheul au Bac 107 6 NSeine M Seine Maritime English Channel Le Havre Rouen 105 7 0 NWSeine H Haute Seine Paris Yonne Montereau Fault Yonne 101 8 NSeine B Basse Seine Haute Seine Paris Seine Maritime Rouen 242 4 6 NSeine P Petite Seine Canal de la Haute Seine Marcilly sur Seine Montereau Fault Yonne 67 6 11 NSeine C Canal de la Haute Seine Disused restoration in progress Marcilly sur Seine Troyes 44 15 NSensee Canal de la Sensee Incorporated in Liaison Dunkerque Escaut Escaut Hordain Deule Douai 25 NSeudre Seudre Saujon 18 WSevre Na Sevre Nantaise Loire Nantes Monnieres 21 5 1 WSevre Ni Sevre Niortaise Niort Atlantic Ocean Charron 72 8 WSomme Canal de la Somme English Channel Saint Valery sur Somme Canal de Saint Quentin Saint Simon 156 5 25 NTancarville Canal de Tancarville Canal du Havre a Tancarville English Channel Le Havre Seine Tancarville 25 2 NWVilaine Vilaine Canal d Ille et Rance Rennes Atlantic Ocean Trehiguier 137 13 WVosges Canal des Vosges Historically Canal de l Est Southern Branch Moselle Neuves Maisons Petite Saone Corre 121 5 93 NEYonne Yonne Seine Montereau fault Yonne Canal du Nivernais Auxerre 108 26 NSee publications listing canals and waterways in France editEdwards May David 2010 Inland Waterways of France Imray Ltd ISBN 978 1 846230 14 1 Voies Navigables France Itineraires Fluviaux Editions De L Ecluse 2009 ISBN 978 2 916919 21 8 Jefferson David 2009 Through the French Canals Adlard Coles Nautical p 275 ISBN 978 1 4081 0381 4 McKnight Hugh 2005 Cruising French Waterways 4th Edition Sheridan House ISBN 9781574092103 Rolt L T C 1994 From Sea to Sea 2nd edition Euromapping ISBN 9782910185 02 2 La gestion du Canal de la Bruche The management of the Canal Bruche in French Conseil Departemental du Bas Rhin Archived from the original on 16 September 2015 Retrieved 16 September 2015 Loire Nivernais Waterways Guide 02 Editions du Breil Castelnaudary France ISBN 2 913120 00 8 Seine Waterways Guide 21 Editions du Breil Castelnaudary France 2016 ISBN 2 913120 40 7 See also editRivers in France Canal de CraponneNotes editSort Name A The first key word of the title References edit Voies Navigables France Itineraires Fluviaux Editions De L Ecluse 2009 ISBN 978 2 916919 21 8 Jefferson David 2009 Through the French Canals Adlard Coles Nautical p 275 ISBN 978 1 4081 0381 4 McKnight Hugh 2005 Cruising French Waterways 4th Edition Sheridan House ISBN 9781574092103 Rolt L T C 1973 From Sea to Sea Ohio University Press ISBN 9780713904710 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of canals in France amp oldid 1109736441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
