Canal des Vosges

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Canal des Vosges
Canal bridge over the Moselle at Flavigny-sur-Moselle

Canal bridge over the Moselle at Flavigny-sur-Moselle

Water code FRA --- 0072 , FR---- 0072
location France , Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions
length 124 km
Built 1874-1882
class I ( Freycinet class )
Beginning Transition from the canalized Moselle at Neuves-Maisons
The End It flows into the canalised Saône at Corre
Descent structures 93
Ports Neuves-Maisons, Charmes , Épinal (via branch canal), Corre
Junctions, crossings Connection canal to the Canal de la Marne au Rhin , branch canal to Épinal
Historical precursors Canal de l'Est , Sud branch
Used river Moselle, Côney
Outstanding structures Golbey lock staircase
Kilometrage Towards the Saône
Girancourt, Canal des Vosges.jpg
Canal below the first descent lock to the Saône, in Girancourt
The canal at Fontenoy-le-Château, on the right the Côney River

The Canal des Vosges (German: Vogesen Canal ) is a French shipping canal that runs in the Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions. Until 2003, the Canal des Vosges and the Canal de la Meuse were collectively referred to as the Canal de l'Est .

geography

The Canal des Vosges is part of an inland waterway that connects Belgium and north-eastern France with the Mediterranean Sea , including other shipping routes . They are:

Course and technical infrastructure

It consists of the following sections:

  • Northern section:

This section is a canal of the side canal type . It begins at the eastern end of the Neuves-Maisons harbor basin . Just two kilometers further, the connecting canal joins Nancy , the Canal de la Marne au Rhin . The Canal des Vosges, however, runs parallel to the Moselle southwards.

  • Southern section:

This section is a watershed canal . After the branch canal to Épinal , the Golbey lock staircase begins . It leads from the valley of the Moselle up to the apex posture , the water supply of which is provided by the Bouzey reservoir . We continue through the Vôge in the valley of the Côney river to Corre , where the canal flows into the upper reaches of the Saône .

The Canal des Vosges is 124 kilometers long and has 93 locks . The canal is entirely an artificial waterway and does not use the parallel rivers in the Moselle and Côney valleys. The dimensions of the locks correspond to the Freycinet dimensions , so the route can only be used by peniches or sports boats. Details about the course can be found in the appendix (lock sequence).

Coordinates

Crossed departments

Places on the canal

Branch canal to Épinal ; Canal bridge over the Moselle

Branch canal to Épinal

Between locks 15M and 14M, the branch canal branches off to Épinal (French: Embranchement d'Épinal ). It is almost five kilometers long, of which about three kilometers can still be driven today. After its junction, it crosses the Moselle with a canal bridge and winds in tight curves between a steep forest backdrop and the river bed of the Moselle to Épinal, where the navigability ends in a spacious harbor basin for smaller cargo ships and leisure boats. The no longer passable section crosses the Moselle at the same level, continues through the old town and again reaches the Moselle, whose bend it has cut off. This is where the canal ends. However, this section is no longer relevant for shipping.

history

As early as the 17th century, the famous fortress builder Vauban presented a project that would connect the rivers of eastern France with the south. The Canal des Vosges owes its existence to the defeat of the French in the Franco-Prussian War from 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 (branche Sud) , after which it was renamed Canal des Vosges .

Economical meaning

Freight shipping has gradually lost its importance. However, water tourism with sport boats and houseboats is on the rise.

Lock sequence on the Canal des Vosges

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). Locks that do not have a name are identified with their number and a letter (M = Mosel-sided, S = Saône-sided). This is followed by the position of the lock in relation to the kilometer point of the waterway. The locks are almost all automated and are selected with a remote control. There are also locks that are operated manually by a lock keeper (e.g. Barbonfoing locks to 8S). A conversion to automated locks took place from 2010.

Canal bridge at Flavigny-sur-Moselle over the Moselle, lock 43M in the background
At the Golbey lock staircase
lock Number of
barrages
Lock
hub
Location at
kilometer point
Remarks
- - 25.0 Confluence with the canalized Moselle
Lock 47M 1 3.00 m 25.9
Lock 46M 1 3.00 m 28.2
- - 28.3 Embranchement de Nancy junction
Lock 45M 1 3.00 m 31.5
Lock 44M 1 3.00 m 33.0
Lock 43M 1 3.00 m 33.8 Moselle aqueduct 125 m
Lock 42M 1 3.00 m 39.1
Lock 41M 1 3.00 m 40.9
Lock 40M 1 3.00 m 43.9
Lock 39M 1 3.00 m 46.8
Lock 38M 1 3.00 m 47.9
Lock 37M 1 3.00 m 50.0
Lock 36M 1 3.00 m 51.1
Lock 35M 1 3.00 m 53.6
Lock 34M 1 3.00 m 55.0
Socourt 1 3.00 m 56.8
Plaine de Charmes 1 3.00 m 58.2
Charms 1 3.00 m 59.9
Moulin de Charmes 1 3.00 m 61.4
Vincey 1 3.00 m 63.9
Portieux 1 3.00 m 65.8
Fouys 1 3.00 m 67.4
Avière 1 3.00 m 69.4
Nomexy 1 3.00 m 70.8
Héronnière 1 3.00 m 72.1
Vaxoncourt 1 3.00 m 73.9
Igney 1 3.00 m 74.8
Plaine de Thaon 1 3.00 m 76.1
Thaon-les-Vosges 1 3.00 m 77.5
Usine de Thaon 1 3.00 m 78.6
Chavelot 1 3.00 m 80.2
Prairie Gérard 1 3.45 m 81.6
Lock 16M 1 3.20 m 82.4
Olie 1 3.50 m 83.2
- - 83.3 Branch canal to Épinal (3 km)
Lock 14M 1 1.79 m 83.4 Golbey lock staircase
Lock 13M 1 3.00 m 83.5 Golbey lock staircase
Lock 12M 1 3.00 m 83.7 Golbey lock staircase
Lock 11M 1 3.00 m 84.0 Golbey lock staircase
Lock 10M 1 3.00 m 84.5 Golbey lock staircase
Lock 9M 1 3.00 m 84.8 Golbey lock staircase
8M lock 1 3.00 m 85.1 Golbey lock staircase
Lock 7M 1 3.00 m 85.3 Golbey lock staircase
Lock 6M 1 3.00 m 85.4 Golbey lock staircase
Lock 5M 1 3.00 m 85.6 Golbey lock staircase
Lock 4M 1 3.00 m 85.8 Golbey lock staircase
Lock 3M 1 3.00 m 86.0 Golbey lock staircase
Lock 2M 1 3.00 m 86.1 Golbey lock staircase
Lock 1M 1 3.00 m 86.4 Golbey lock staircase
ZI Trusey Girancourt 1 −3.03 m 97.2
Girancourt 1 −3.03 m 97.8
Barbon foing 1 −3.03 m 99.0
Launois 1 −3.03 m 99.7
Lock 5S 1 −3.03 m 100.9 Void-de Girancourt lock staircase
Lock 6S 1 −3.03 m 101.5 Void-de Girancourt lock staircase
Lock 7S 1 −3.03 m 102.3 Void-de Girancourt lock staircase
Lock 8S 1 −3.03 m 102.8 Void-de Girancourt lock staircase
Lock 9S 1 −3.03 m 103.1 Void-de Girancourt lock staircase
Lock 10S 1 −3.03 m 103.4 Void-de Girancourt lock staircase
Lock 11S 1 −3.03 m 103.7 Void-de Girancourt lock staircase
Brennecôte 1 −3.03 m 104.0
Thiélouze 1 −3.03 m 104.5
Port de Thiélouze 1 −3.03 m 105.5
Thillots 1 −3.03 m 106.1
Méloménil 1 −3.03 m 106.7
Vine langotte 1 −2.90 m 107.7
Uzemain 1 −2.90 m 108.3
Charmois-l'Orgueilleux 1 −2.70 m 109.1
Côney junction 1 −2.90 m 110.4
Pont Tremblant 1 −2.90 m 111.4
Thunimont 1 −3.01 m 112.1
Usine de Thunimont 1 −3.01 m 112.9
Harsault 1 −3.25 m 114.2
Colosse 1 −3.25 m 115.4
Forge Quénot 1 −3.50 m 116.3
Basse Pommier 1 −3.50 m 117.3
Basse Jean-Melin 1 −3.00 m 118.4
Port de Bains 1 −3.00 m 119.6
Montroche 1 −3.00 m 120.7
Manufacture de Bains 1 −3.00 m 121.3
Grurupt 1 −3.00 m 122.3
Pipée 1 −3.00 m 124.0
Amont Fontenoy 1 −3.00 m 124.6
Fontenoy-le-Château 1 −3.00 m 125.8
Montmotier 1 −3.10 m 127.7
Gros Moulin 1 −3.10 m 129.9
Ambiévillers 1 −3.05 m 130.8
Pont-du-Bois 1 −2.75 m 134.4
Bois de Selles 1 −3.10 m 136.2
Carrières de Selles 1 −3.10 m 136.7
Village de Selles 1 −3.10 m 138.6
La Basse-Vaivre 1 −3.10 m 142.6
Demangevelle 1 −3.10 m 143.6
Vougécourt 1 −3.10 m 145.9
Corre 1 −2.40 m 147.3
- - 148.0 Confluence with the Saône

Web links

Commons : Canal des Vosges  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

literature

  • Angelika Maschke, Harald Böckl: Canal de la Meuse and Canal des Vosges - traveling by houseboat. 1st edition. Edition Hausboot Böckl - self-published, 2007, ISBN 978-3-901309-19-9 .
  • 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 ° 9th edition Grafocarte, 1996, ISBN 2-7416-0050-3 .

Individual evidence

  1. a b The information on the canal length is based on the information on the Canal des Vosges (ascent to vertex posture) at SANDRE (French) and the Canal des Vosges (descent from vertex posture) at SANDRE (French), accessed on December 2, 2011, rounded on full kilometers.
  2. The information on the length of the canal is based on the information on the Canal des Vosges (Épinal canal) from SANDRE (French), accessed on December 2, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.

See also