Canal de la Meuse
| Canal de la Meuse | |
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 River crossing at Stenay |
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| Water code | FR : B --- 0072 , FR : B --- 0000 |
| location | France , Grand Est region |
| length | 272 km |
| Built | 1874-1882 |
| class | I ( Freycinet class ) |
| Beginning | Branch from the Canal de la Marne au Rhin at Troussey |
| The End | Crossing into the "Belgian Meuse " at Givet , on the state border to Belgium |
| Descent structures | 59 |
| Ports | Verdun , Sedan , Charleville-Mézières , Givet |
| Junctions, crossings | Canal des Ardennes |
| Historical precursors | Canal de l'Est , north branch |
| Used river | Meuse |
| Outstanding structures | 4 tunnels, at Kœr-la-Petite , Verdun , Revin and Ham-sur-Meuse . |
| Kilometrage | from the Belgian border, against the direction of the Meuse |
| Downhill | in the direction of the Meuse |
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The Canal de la Meuse (German: Maas channel ) is a French shipping canal , which in the region Grand Est runs. Until 2003, the Canal de la Meuse and the Canal des Vosges were collectively referred to as the Canal de l'Est .
geography
The Canal de la Meuse is part of an inland waterway that connects Belgium and the Ardennes region with the addition of other shipping routes with important trading centers
- with the greater Paris area
- Via Canal des Ardennes , Canal latéral à l'Aisne , Aisne and Oise
- with the Rhine
- across the Canal de la Marne au Rhin
- with the Mediterranean
- via Canal de la Marne au Rhin , Moselle , Canal des Vosges , Saône and Rhône .
Course and technical infrastructure
The Canal de la Meuse begins at Troussey , where it branches off from the Canal de la Marne au Rhin . It runs generally in a northerly direction and follows the course of the Maas River . In the upper section it largely corresponds to a canal of the side canal type , in the lower section it is the canalised river Maas, from which a large number of river loops have been straightened for navigation by shortening canals . In the village of Pont-à-Bar , near Sedan , the Canal des Ardennes branches off and continues towards Paris . Down the valley from Charleville-Mézières , the Canal de la Meuse cuts deep into the hilly area of the Ardennes , the canal ends at the Franco-Belgian border at Givet , and in Belgium the Belgian Maas continues the shipping route north.
The canal is 272 kilometers long and has 59 locks , which manage a height difference of almost 150 meters (see also lock sequence ). Above Verdun , the locks are 38.50 m long and 5.20 m wide, below that they are 48.30 m long and 5.70 m wide. Therefore, the entire route can only be used by Freycinet- sized Penichen or sport boats. Four canal tunnels have to be crossed on the canal, namely at Kœr-la-Petite , Verdun, Revin and Ham-sur-Meuse .
Coordinates
- Starting point of the canal: 48 ° 42 ′ 53 ″ N , 5 ° 41 ′ 24 ″ E
- End point of the canal: 50 ° 9 ′ 55 " N , 4 ° 49 ′ 23" E
Crossed departments
Places on the canal
history
As early as the 17th century, the famous fortress builder Vauban presented a project that was to connect the rivers of eastern France with the south. The Canal de la Meuse owes its existence to the defeat of the French in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870 to 1871. It was built between 1874 and 1882 to provide a north-south connection on the water for industrial areas in the west of the occupied territories to create Nancy and Toul . In 1884 the canal was opened for shipping.
Until 2003 the canal was named Canal de l'Est (branch north) , after which it was renamed Canal de la Meuse .
Economical meaning
Freight shipping has gradually lost its importance. However, water tourism with sport boats and houseboats is on the rise.
Lock sequence
The following shows the course of the canal through its locks, starting at its northern end. The name of the lock is given, followed by the number of barrages at this lock and the height to be overcome (positive = upwards, negative = downwards). This is followed by the position of the lock in relation to the kilometer point of the waterway. Other special features are color-coded and provided with a note.
| lock | Number of barrages |
Lock hub |
Location at kilometer point |
Remarks |
| - | - | 272.5 | Confluence with the Canal de la Marne au Rhin | |
| Troussey | 1 | 3.15 m | 272.4 | |
| Sorcy | 3 | 9.00 m | 271.0 | |
| Euville | 1 | 3.00 m | 266.3 | |
| Commercy | 1 | 3.00 m | 260.8 | |
| Vadonville | 1 | 2.50 m | 254.9 | |
| - | - | 249.6 | Kœr tunnel, length: 50 m | |
| Han | 1 | 3.70 m | 248.0 | |
| Kœr-la-Petite | 1 | 3.25 m | 247.0 | |
| Saint-Mihiel | 1 | 3.90 m | 241.6 | |
| Rouvrois | 1 | 2.00 m | 234.1 | |
| Lacroix | 1 | 1.60 m | 231.2 | |
| Troyon | 1 | 2.50 m | 225.8 | |
| Ambly | 1 | 2.70 m | 222.9 | |
| Dieue | 1 | 2.50 m | 216.5 | |
| Dieue-aval | 1 | 3.00 m | 214.8 | |
| Haudainville | 1 | 2.51 m | 210.4 | |
| Belleray | 1 | 3.01 m | 207.4 | |
| - | - | 204.4 | Verdun tunnel, length: 45 m | |
| Verdun | 1 | 3.00 m | 204.4 | |
| Bras | 1 | 3.00 m | 196.2 | |
| Champ | 1 | 3.76 m | 188.4 | |
| Samogneux | 1 | 2.20 m | 184.4 | |
| Brabant | 1 | 3.10 m | 181.3 | |
| Consenvoye | 1 | 1.34 m | 179.0 | |
| Planchette | 1 | 2.50 m | 172.7 | |
| Liny | 1 | 1.80 m | 165.7 | |
| Warinvaux | 1 | 2.70 m | 164.0 | |
| Dun | 1 | 2.30 m | 162.3 | |
| Sep | 1 | 2.60 m | 155.5 | |
| Mouzay | 1 | 2.60 m | 152.1 | |
| Stenay | 1 | 1.80 m | 148.8 | |
| In or | 1 | 3.00 m | 142.2 | |
| Pouilly | 1 | 1.60 m | 137.9 | |
| Alma | 1 | 2.60 m | 130.8 | |
| Mouzon | 1 | 2.95 m | 122.5 | |
| Remilly-Aillicourt | 1 | 3.58 m | 112.8 | |
| Sedan | 1 | 1.89 m | 107.0 | |
| Villette | 1 | 1.01 m | 103.3 | |
| Donchery | 1 | 1.68 m | 99.6 | |
| - | - | 96.3 | Canal des Ardennes junction | |
| Dom-le-Mesnil | 1 | 1.07 m | 94.8 | |
| Romery | 1 | 2.09 m | 84.3 | |
| Mezieres | 1 | 3.40 m | 81.3 | |
| Montcy | 1 | 1.76 m | 79.1 | |
| Joigny | 1 | 1.72 m | 70.1 | |
| Levrézy | 1 | 2.40 m | 63.8 | |
| Monthermé | 1 | 3.30 m | 54.2 | |
| Commune | 1 | 2.07 m | 50.0 | |
| Dames de Meuse | 1 | 3.08 m | 45.4 | |
| Orzy | 1 | 1.68 m | 40.7 | |
| - | - | 39.2 | Revin tunnel, length: 224 m | |
| Revin | 1 | 4.16 m | 39.1 | |
| Saint-Joseph | 1 | 2.62 m | 33.0 | |
| Roche d'Uf | 1 | 2.25 m | 30.4 | |
| Vanne-Alcorps | 1 | 2.14 m | 25.7 | |
| Fépin | 1 | 2.12 m | 22.4 | |
| Montigny | 1 | 2.55 m | 17.1 | |
| Mouyon | 1 | 1.60 m | 13.1 | |
| Ham | 1 | 3.20 m | 8.4 | |
| - | - | 8.0 | Ham tunnel, length: 565 m | |
| Les 3 Fontaines | 1 | 3.28 m | 7.1 | |
| Les 4 fireplaces | 1 | 2.73 m | 0.5 | |
| - | - | 0.0 | Confluence with the Belgian Meuse |
Web links
- Information on the channel in the Babel project (French)
- Ham Canal Tunnel. In: Structurae
- Revin Canal Tunnel. In: Structurae
- Tourism on the canal
literature
- David Edwards-May: Inland waters of France , 5th edition, Verlag Edition Maritim, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-922117-61-9
- La Meuse et le canal de l'Est de Liège à Corre, la Sambre belge. Carte-guide de navigation fluviale (= Navicarte. No. 9). Edition Grafocarte, Issy-les-Moulineaux 1997, ISBN 2-7416-0050-3 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The information on the length of the canal over the Canal de la Meuse at SANDRE (French), accessed on December 9, 2011, could not be taken over, as obviously only the artificial canal sections were added up without taking into account the canalised river sections. The length therefore comes from the nautical documents (see sources).