Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne
| Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne | |
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 The canal system in the French region of Champagne-Ardenne |
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| Water code | FR : H1-1202 , FR : F6101202 |
| location | France , Hauts-de-France and Grand Est regions |
| length | 58 km |
| Built | 1886 |
| class | I ( Freycinet class ) |
| Beginning | Branch from the Canal latéral à l'Aisne at Berry-au-Bac |
| The End | It flows into the Canal latéral à la Marne at Condé-sur-Marne |
| Descent structures | 24 |
| Ports | Reims , Condé-sur-Marne |
| Used river | Vesle |
| Outstanding structures | Mont Billy tunnel |
| Kilometrage | to the Marne |
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The Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne (German: Aisne-Marne Canal ) is a French shipping canal that runs in the Hauts-de-France and Grand Est regions.
geography
The canal connects the valleys of the rivers Aisne and Marne and is part of an inland waterway that connects the Mediterranean via the Rhone and Saône with north-west France and Belgium . This route consists of the following waterways:
- Canal between Champagne and Burgundy
- Canal latéral à la Marne
- Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne
- Canal latéral à l'Aisne
- Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne
Course and technical infrastructure
The Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne begins at Berry-au-Bac , where it branches off from the Canal latéral à l'Aisne (German: Aisne-Seitenkanal ). It is a canal of the watershed type , its apex position crosses Mont Billy in a 2.3 kilometer long tunnel near Billy-le-Grand . The height difference from the Aisnetal is 40 meters and requires 16 locks , that to the Marnetal is 24 meters and is overcome by 8 locks. Between Reims and Sept-Saulx , the canal runs parallel to the Vesle River . After a total length of 58 kilometers, it flows into the Canal latéral à la Marne at Condé-sur- Marne (German: Marne-Seitenkanal ).
Coordinates
- Starting point of the canal: 49 ° 23 '56 " N , 3 ° 54' 19" E
- End point of the canal: 49 ° 2 ′ 31 ″ N , 4 ° 10 ′ 54 ″ E
Crossed departments
Places on the canal
history
The canal was opened to shipping in 1886. It runs through an area where bitter fighting took place during the First World War ( Cote 108 , Sapigneul mill ). The canal was also included in the acts of war, as the Mont Billy tunnel served as a protective roof for guns that were mounted on boats.
Economical meaning
Freight shipping has gradually lost its importance. Nevertheless, the waterway is still used more often by cargo ships, especially because the city of Reims can be reached on this route .
Web links
- Mont Billy Canal Tunnel. In: Structurae
- Information on the channel in the Babel project (French)
- Tourism on the canal
literature
- David Edwards-May, Inland Waters of France , 5th edition, Verlag Edition Maritim, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-922117-61-9
- Navicarte Guide de navigation fluvial - n ° 8 , July 2005, Edition Grafocarte, ISBN 2-7416-0162-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the canal is based on the information on the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne (ascent to the top) at SANDRE (French) and the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne (descent from the top) at SANDRE (French ), accessed on December 5, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
- ^ Website of the village of Sapigneul, which was extinguished in the First World War