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Canal latéral à l'Aisne is a
canalCanals are man-made channels for water. There are two types of canal:#Waterways: navigable transportation canals used for carrying ships and boats shipping goods and conveying people, further subdivided into two kinds:...
in northern
FranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, which connects
Vieux-lès-Asfeld Vieux-lès-Asfeld is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
to
Condé-sur-Aisne Condé-sur-Aisne is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
. It runs alongside the
Aisne RiverThe Aisne is a river in northeastern France, left tributary of the river Oise. It gave its name to the French département Aisne. It was known in the Roman period as the Axona....
. Connections are also made with
Canal de l'Oise à l'AisneThe Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne is a summit level canal in northern France about 100km NNE of Paris. It connects the Canal latéral à l'Aisne at Abbécourt to the Canal latéral à l'Oise at Bourg-et-Comin...
in
Bourg-et-CominBourg-et-Comin is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
and
Canal de l'Aisne à la MarneThe canal de l’Aisne à la Marne is an 58.1 km long canal which connects the Aisne and the Marne valleys. It runs from Berry-au-Bac to Condé-sur-Marne, in northeastern France. It was completed in 1866 and rebuilt after being entirely destroyed during World War I.- Notes :*This article is based...
at
Berry-au-BacBerry-au-Bac is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
.
En route
PK shown here is from east to west.
- PK 0 Junction with Canal des Ardennes
The canal des Ardennes is an long canal which connects the Meuse and the Aisne valleys, in the Ardennes department, in northeastern France. It was built from 1827 to 1831.- Notes :...
in Vieux-lès-Asfeld Vieux-lès-Asfeld is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
(eastern end)
- PK 10.5 Variscourt
Variscourt is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France....
- PK 18.5 Berry-au-Bac
Berry-au-Bac is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
Junction with Canal de l'Aisne à la MarneThe canal de l’Aisne à la Marne is an 58.1 km long canal which connects the Aisne and the Marne valleys. It runs from Berry-au-Bac to Condé-sur-Marne, in northeastern France. It was completed in 1866 and rebuilt after being entirely destroyed during World War I.- Notes :*This article is based...
to ReimsReims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
- PK 38.5 Right junction with Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne
The Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne is a summit level canal in northern France about 100km NNE of Paris. It connects the Canal latéral à l'Aisne at Abbécourt to the Canal latéral à l'Oise at Bourg-et-Comin...
in Bourg-et-CominBourg-et-Comin is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
- PK 49 Vailly-sur-Aisne
Vailly-sur-Aisne is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
- PK 51.5 at Celles-sur-Aisne
Celles-sur-Aisne is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
it continues as canalised Aisne RiverThe Aisne is a river in northeastern France, left tributary of the river Oise. It gave its name to the French département Aisne. It was known in the Roman period as the Axona....
to PK108 with 7 more locks. Ends in T-junction with Canal du NordThe Canal du Nord is a long canal in northern France. The canal connects the Canal latéral à l'Oise at Pont-l'Évêque to the Sensée Canal at Arleux. The French government, in partnership with coal-mining companies in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments, developed the canal to help French coal...