Canal between Champagne and Burgundy

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Canal between Champagne and Burgundy
Canal system in the Champagne-Ardenne region.  The Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne begins at the bottom right

Canal system in the Champagne-Ardenne region. The Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne begins at the bottom right

Water code FRF5-0182 , FR---- 0182
location France , Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions
length 228 km
Built 1862-1907
class I ( Freycinet class )
Beginning Crossing from the Canal latéral à la Marne at Vitry-le-François
The End It flows into the canalised Saône at Heuilley-sur-Saône
Descent structures 114
Ports Vitry-le-François , Saint-Dizier
Junctions, crossings Canal de la Marne au Rhin
Historical precursors Canal de la Haute-Marne
Used river Marne , Vingeanne
Outstanding structures Condes Tunnel, Ballesmes Tunnel
Kilometrage Towards the Saône
Pont-levant de Luzy-sur-Marne 01 09.jpg
Lift bridge at Luzy-sur-Marne
North portal of the Balesmes-sur-Marne tunnel
Lock on the descent to the Saône near Heuilley-Cotton

The Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne (German: Canal between Champagne and Burgundy ) is a French shipping canal that runs through the Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions. The canal used to be called Canal de la Marne à la Saône (German: Marne-Saône Canal ).

geography

With a length of 228 kilometers, it connects the valleys of the Marne and Saône rivers and is part of an inland waterway that connects north-west France and Belgium with the Mediterranean . This route consists of the following waterways:

Course and technical infrastructure

The canal is a watershed canal and begins at Vitry-le-François , where it connects to the Canal de la Marne au Rhin (German: Rhine-Marne Canal ) and the Canal latéral à la Marne (German: Marne-Seitenkanal ). It generally runs in a south-easterly direction. Its ten kilometer long apex posture on the Langres plateau also overcomes the main European watershed . The 4,820 m long tunnel of Balesmes-sur-Marne , which is passed through in one-way traffic, is in the apex position . Unlike other French channel tunnels, it is illuminated. Another 300 m long tunnel is located near Condes , a little north of Chaumont . This tunnel is the only one in the French waterway network that can be used in both directions due to its width of 18 m. In Heuilley-sur-Saone , the channel opens into the channeled here Saone .

The difference in altitude to the Marne Valley is 240 m and is overcome by 71 locks , while that to the Saône Valley is 150 m and requires 43 locks. The canal has Freycinet dimensions (lock dimensions: 38.5 m length and 5.20 m width; the maximum draft is 1.80 m). The canal is fed by four reservoirs: Lac de Charmes , Lac de la Liez (east and northeast of Langres), Lac de Perrancey (also Réservoir de la Mouche , west of Langres) and Lac de Villegusien (also Lac de la Vingeanne , near Longeau, south of Langres).

Coordinates

Crossed departments

To the east of Saint-Dizier , the canal runs for a length of three kilometers through the Meuse department ; on its descent to the Saône, it also marginally touches the Haute-Saône department .

Places on the canal

history

The northern section was opened in 1862 under the name Canal de la Haute-Marne . The canal in its current form was not completed until 1907.

Economical meaning

Freight shipping has gradually lost its importance. Water tourism with sports boats and houseboats is being developed. The towpath on the canal has been developed as part of the French cycle path network and is also of touristic importance.

Web links

Commons : Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b The information on the length of the canal is based on the information about the Canal de la Marne à la Saône (ascent to vertex posture) at SANDRE (French) and the Canal de la Marne à la Saône (descent from vertex posture) at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 28, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.

See also