Briare Canal
The Canal de Briare is one of the oldest canals in France. It is the first summit level canal in Europe that was built using pound locks, connecting the Loire and Seine valleys.
Gien is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Population: 15,966
Latitude: 47° 41' 35.95" N
Longitude: 2° 37' 51.38" E
The Canal de Briare is one of the oldest canals in France. It is the first summit level canal in Europe that was built using pound locks, connecting the Loire and Seine valleys.
The Canal Latéral à la Loire was constructed between 1827 and 1838 to connect the Canal de Briare at Briare and the Canal du Centre at Digoin, a distance of 196 km. It replaced the use of the River Loire which had reliability problems arising from w…
The Briare Aqueduct carries the Canal latéral à la Loire over the River Loire on its journey to the River Seine in France. It replaced a river-level crossing from the canal to meet the Briare Canal that was hazardous in times of flood.
The Givors canal (French: Canal de Givors) was built between 1761 and 1781 to carry coal, other goods and passengers from Rive-de-Gier to Givors on the Rhone, running beside the Gier river.
L'Etang is a village in the Loiret department in central France.
The Canton of Argent-sur-Sauldre is a canton situated in the Cher département and in the Centre region of France.
The Canal de la Bruche is a canal in eastern France that originally connected Molsheim to the Canal de la Marne au Rhin. Its main use was to transport building materials for fortification of Strasbourg.
The Canal des Mines de Fer de la Moselle (English: Canal of the Iron Mines of Moselle) is a canal in north eastern France linking Metz and Thionville. It is a canalized section of the Moselle River.
The Canal de Huningue is a canal in eastern France connecting the Rhine at Huningue to Niffer.
The Arboretum national des Barres (35 hectares) is a national arboretum located in Nogent-sur-Vernisson, Loiret, Centre, France.
Étang de la Gazonne, (English: "Grassy Pond"), is a 29-hectare (72-acre) lake that provides water for the workings of the Canal de Briare.
The Solin is a 31.3-kilometre (19.4 mi) long river in the Loiret département, north-central France. Its source is at Le Moulinet-sur-Solin, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the village. It flows generally north-northeast.
The Embranchement de Châtillon is a branch of the Canal latéral à la Loire that connects to the Loire at Châtillon-sur-Loire.
The Canal des Faux Remparts is a canal in Strasbourg France connecting to the River Ill. It is used by pleasure boats only.
The Canal de la Nieppe was part of the Hazebrouck Canals (French: Canaux d'Hazebrouck ). It connected to the River Lys at Thiennes with a second connection to the River Lys at Merville. It was 23 km with 4 locks.
The Canal de Cazaux à la Teste is a canal in south western France, Aquitaine Region, connecting the Etang de Cazaux to the Bassin d'Arcahon.
The Canal Henri IV is a section of the Canal de Briare that connects the Loire to the remainder of the Canal de Briare in Briare.
The Canal du Grand Morin is a canal in northern France, near Paris, that connected the Grand Morin River to the Canal de Meaux à Chalifert. Today it serves largely as a feeder canal to the Canal de Meaux à Chalifert.