List of canals in France - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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Canal

Canals 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:...

s that are at least partially located in France.
The canals are listed in order of the Sort name column when originally presented.

The Map column should be used in conjunction with the map to the right in order to locate approximate location of the canal within France.

Below the table are See also, References, and Notes

Canals of France
	Waterway (canal or river) Ref.	Also known as	Connected to body of water at one end	Near city	Connected to body of water at other end	Near city	Navigable length (km)	Number of locks	Map
Aa	Aa River			Watten Watten, Nord -Sights:The village is famous for its old ruined abbey, and for its mill, which was restored in the 1990s. These two buildings are located on the "Mountain of Watten" . Its church dates from the thirteenth century.-References:* *...	North Sea North Sea In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...	Gravelines Gravelines Gravelines is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It lies at the mouth of the river Aa 15 miles southwest of Dunkirk. There is a market in the town square on Saturdays. The "Arsenal" approached from the town square is home to an extensive and carefully displayed art collection....	18.4	1	N
Adour	Adour River			Dax Dax, Landes Dax is a commune in Aquitaine in south-western France, sub-prefecture of the Landes department.It is particularly famous as a spa, specialising in mud treatment for rheumatism and similar ailments....		Anglet Anglet Anglet is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in Aquitaine in south-western France. The town's name is pronounced [ãglet]; i.e...	66		SW
Aff	Aff River			Glenac Glénac Glénac is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-External links:* * -References:* *...		La Gacilly La Gacilly La Gacilly is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-Twin towns:La Gacilly is twinned with Gowerton in Swansea, Wales, UK.-References:* * -External links:* *...	7		W
Aire	Canal d'Aire Canal d'Aire The Canal d'Aire is a French canal connecting the Canal de Neufossé in Aire-sur-la-Lys to the Canal de la Deûle in Bauvin. It is a segment of the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut. -External links:*...		Canal de la Deûle Canal de la Deûle The Canal de la Deûle is a canal in northern France connecting Bauvin to the Belgian border near Deûlémont. It is 35.8 km with 3 locks. It may also be called the liaison Bauvin-Lys....	Bauvin Bauvin Bauvin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is south-west of Lille.-Heraldry:-References:*...	Canal de Neufossé Canal de Neufossé The Canal de Neufossé is a French canal connecting the Aa River in Arques to the Canal d'Aire in Aire-sur-la-Lys. It is a segment of the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut. In 1760, the Neufossé canal was built to link the river Lys to the Aa, and give Lille and other inland towns a French route to the...	Aire-sur-la-Lys Aire-sur-la-Lys Aire-sur-la-Lys is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:The commune is located 10 miles southeast of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the N43 with several departmental roads, by the banks of the Lys and the Laquette rivers.-History:Aire-sur-la-Lys is mentioned for...			N
Aisne	Aisne River			Compiègne Compiègne Compiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...		Vailly-sur-Aisne Vailly-sur-Aisne Vailly-sur-Aisne is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Population:-References:*...	57.1	7	N
Aisne	Canal latéral à l'Aisne Canal latéral à l'Aisne The Canal latéral à l'Aisne is a canal in northern France, which connects Vieux-lès-Asfeld to Condé-sur-Aisne. It runs alongside the Aisne River...	Aisne Canal	Aisne	Celles-sur-Aisne Celles-sur-Aisne Celles-sur-Aisne is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...	Canal des Ardennes 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 :...	Vieux-lès-Asfeld Vieux-lès-Asfeld Vieux-lès-Asfeld is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...	51.3	8	N
Aisne	Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne The 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...	Aisne-Marne Canal	Canal latéral à l'Aisne Canal latéral à l'Aisne The Canal latéral à l'Aisne is a canal in northern France, which connects Vieux-lès-Asfeld to Condé-sur-Aisne. It runs alongside the Aisne River...	Berry-au-Bac Berry-au-Bac Berry-au-Bac is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...	Canal latéral à la Marne Canal latéral à la Marne The canal latéral à la Marne is a km long canal which connects Vitry-le-François to Dizy, in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It includes 15 locks.-External links:* Places, ports and moorings on the canal.- Notes :...	Condé-sur-Marne Condé-sur-Marne Condé-sur-Marne is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Marne department...	58.1	24	N
Alsace	Grand Canal d'Alsace Grand Canal d'Alsace The Grand Canal of Alsace is a canal in eastern France, channeling the Upper Rhine river. It is 50 kilometers long between Kembs and Vogelgrun, and provides access to the region from the Rhine River, Basel in Switzerland, and the North Sea for barges of up to 1,350 metric tons...	Grand Canal of Alsace		Huningue Huningue Huningue is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace in north-eastern France. Huningue is a northern suburb of the Swiss city of Basel. It also borders Germany . In 2008 it had a population of 6503 people...		Lauterbourg Lauterbourg Lauterbourg is a commune and Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. Situated on the German border and not far from the German city of Karlsruhe, it is the easternmost commune in Metropolitan France...	183.7	10	E
Ardennes	Canal des Ardennes 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 :...	Ardennes Canal	Canal latéral à l'Aisne Canal latéral à l'Aisne The Canal latéral à l'Aisne is a canal in northern France, which connects Vieux-lès-Asfeld to Condé-sur-Aisne. It runs alongside the Aisne River...	Vieux-lès-Asfeld Vieux-lès-Asfeld Vieux-lès-Asfeld is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...	Canal de l'Est Canal de l'Est The Canal de l'Est is a canal in northeastern France. It was built from 1874 to 1887 and has a total length of . It consists of two parts: a northern branch linking the Meuse River and the Moselle, and a southern branch linking the Moselle to the Saône...	Nouvion-sur-Meuse Nouvion-sur-Meuse Nouvion-sur-Meuse is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.-Population:-References:*...	87.8	43	N
Arles	Canal d'Arles à Fos Canal d'Arles à Fos The Canal d'Arles à Fos or Canal d'Arles à Bouc is a canal in southern France. It connects to the Rhone near Arles and Fos-sur-Mer. It is long with one lock....		Rhone Rhône Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...	Arles Arles Arles is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence....		Fos-sur-Mer Fos-sur-Mer Fos-sur-Mer is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.-Geography:Fos-sur-Mer is situated about north west of Marseille, on the Mediterranean coast, and to the west of the Étang de Berre. The city has of sand beach.-Population:...	31	1	SE
Aulne	Aulne River Aulne The Aulne is a 140 km long river of Brittany in north-western France, flowing down the hills and emptying into the roadstead of Brest, one of the many fjord-like bays just south of Brest. The river is part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest, the navigation canal that once connected the city of Nantes...			Landevennec Landévennec Landévennec is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France.-Ship graveyard:Shortly before entering the roadstead of Brest, the river Aulne forms a bend around the Île de Térénez then the pointe de Pen Forn near Landévennec, where there is 10m depth of water regardless...		Goariva Goariva Goariva is a village in the Carhaix-Plouguer commune in the Finistère department in north-western France....	111	46	W
Autize	Canal de la jeune Autize Canal de la jeune Autize The Canal de la Jeune Autize connects Souil, north of Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux, to Sèvre Niortaise River in Maillé. It has but one lock and it is the smallest in France.-External links:*...			46.40425°N 0.76458°W	Sèvre Niortaise Sèvre Niortaise The Sèvre Niortaise is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres département, near Sepvret, north of Melle.It flows through the following départements and towns:...	Maillé Maillé, Vendée Maillé is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-References:*...	8.5	1	W
Autize	Canal de la Vielle Autize Canal de la vielle Autize The Canal de la Vielle Autize is a canal in western France connecting Courdault, which is east of Bouillé-Courdault, to the Sèvre Niortaise River. -External links:*...			Bouillé-Courdault Bouillé-Courdault Bouillé-Courdault is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-References:*...	Sèvre Niortaise Sèvre Niortaise The Sèvre Niortaise is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres département, near Sepvret, north of Melle.It flows through the following départements and towns:...		10	1	W
Baise	Baïse River Baïse The Baïse is a 188 km long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan...			Saint-Léger Saint-Léger, Lot-et-Garonne Saint-Léger is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.-References:*...		Valence-sur-Baïse Valence-sur-Baïse Valence-sur-Baïse is a commune in the Gers department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...	63	21	SW
Beaucaire	Canal de Beaucaire Canal de Beaucaire The Canal de Beaucaire was a canal in southern France. It is now part of the Canal du Rhône à Sète along with the Canal des Ètangs. The originator was to be the Marshal de Noailles. However he did nothing and his concession was revoked. It was then granted to a company formed by Marshal de...		Rhone Rhône Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...	Beaucaire Beaucaire Beaucaire is a commune in the Gard department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-Geography:Beaucaire is located on the Rhône River, opposite the town of Tarascon, which is in Bouches-du-Rhône department of Provence.Neighboring communes:...		Aigues-Mortes Aigues-Mortes Aigues-Mortes is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.The medieval city walls surrounding the city are well preserved.-History:...	51		S
Beaucaire	Embranchement de Beaucaire Embranchement de Beaucaire The Embranchement de Beaucaire is a canal in southern France. It connects to the Rhone near Beaucaire and to the Petit Rhone. It is 29 km long with one lock.-See also:List of canals in France...		Rhone Rhône Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...	Beaucaire	Petit Rhone		29	1	S
Belfort	Embranchement de Belfort Embranchement de Belfort The Embranchement de Belfort is a canal in eastern France. It connects Botans to the Canal du Rhône au Rhin. It is 9.7 km long with five locks. Originally designed as Canal de Montbéliard à la Haute-Saône to Belfort for a length of 14.9 km. It was to form a link with the Saône at...	Canal de Montbéliard à la Haute-Saône		Botans Botans Botans is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Franche-Comté in northeastern France.-References:*...	Canal du Rhône au Rhin		9.7	5	E
Bergues	Canal de Bergues Canal de Bergues The Canal de Bergues is an 8 km long canal connecting Bergues and the ports at Dunkerque, in the Nord department, in northern France. It was built in 16th century.The canal was in use in the 9th century and rebuilt in the 18th is now a deadend at Bergues....	Bergues Canal	Canal de la Colme Canal de la Colme The Canal de la Colme is made up of the Canal de la Haute Colme and the Canal de la Basse Colme.-References:...	Bergues Bergues Bergues is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is situated to the south of Dunkirk and from the Belgian border. Locally it is referred to as "the other Bruges in Flanders"...	Strait of Dover Strait of Dover The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel. The shortest distance across the strait is from the South Foreland, 6 kilometres northeast of Dover in the county of Kent, England, to Cap Gris Nez, a cape near to Calais in the French of...	Dunkerque	8.1	0	N
Berry	Canal de Berry Canal de Berry The Canal de Berry is a disused canal in France which links the Canal latéral à la Loire at Marseilles-lès-Aubigny with the Cher at Noyers rejoining the Loire near Tours. With a branch from Montluçon it provided of canal with locks wide from 1840 until its closure in 1955...	Berry Canal		Selles-sur-Cher Selles-sur-Cher Selles-sur-Cher is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.The name of the commune is known internationally for the goat's cheese, Selles-sur-Cher, that was first made in the village in the 19th century.-Demography:-References:...		Noyers-sur-Cher Noyers-sur-Cher Noyers-sur-Cher is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department...	12	6	C
Beuvry	Canal de Beuvry Canal de Beuvry The Canal de Beuvry is a canal in northern France connecting to the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut but no longer navigable all the way to Beuvry. With the loss of the coal industry in this area, the canal is no longer used. -References:...		Canal Dunkerque-Escaut Canal Dunkerque-Escaut The Canal Dunkerque-Escaut is a 189 km series of large canals from Dunkerque to Mortagne-du-Nord. The route is also known as the liaison,...				0.6		N
Bidouze	Bidouze River Bidouze The Bidouze, is a left tributary of the Adour, in the French Basque Country , in the Southwest of France.- Geography :The Bidouze rises at the base of Eltzarreko Ordokia in the Arbailles massif....			Bec-des-Gaves		Bidache Bidache Bidache is a commune of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Lower Navarre, but it was a little principality after Antonio I proclaimed himself sovereign prince in 1570, until the French Revolution finished it.-External links:*...	17.8		SW
Blavet	Canal du Blavet Blavet The Blavet river flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast near Lorient. The river is canalized for most of its length and is navigable for smaller craft. It is part of Brittany's canal system and became more important when the western half of that system got cut...	Blavet Blavet The Blavet river flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast near Lorient. The river is canalized for most of its length and is navigable for smaller craft. It is part of Brittany's canal system and became more important when the western half of that system got cut...		Pontivy Pontivy Pontivy is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest.-History:...		Lorient Lorient Lorient, or L'Orient, is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.-History:At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India had established warehouses in Port-Louis...	70	28	W
Bourbourg	Canal de Bourbourg Canal de Bourbourg The Canal de Bourbourg is a 19.5 km long canal which connects the Aa River and Dunkerque's inner harbours in the Nord department, in northern France...	Bourbourg Canal	Strait of Dover Strait of Dover The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel. The shortest distance across the strait is from the South Foreland, 6 kilometres northeast of Dover in the county of Kent, England, to Cap Gris Nez, a cape near to Calais in the French of...	Dunkerque	Aa River	Bourbourg Bourbourg Bourbourg is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is situated in the maritime plain of northern France, at the heart of a triangle formed by Dunkirk, Calais, and Saint-Omer.-Heraldry:-Historical sites:...	21.9	3	N
Bourgogne	Canal de Bourgogne	Canal of Burgundy Canal of Burgundy The Burgundy Canal is a canal in Burgundy in central eastern France. There are two river entrances; to the north the Yonne River allows access in the town of Migennes, and in the south the Saône allows access in the town Saint-Jean-de-Losne. The construction began in 1775 and was completed in 1832...	Yonne	Migennes Migennes Migennes is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France....	Saône Saône The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon....	Saint-Jean-de-Losne Saint-Jean-de-Losne Saint-Jean-de-Losne is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France. It is about southeast of Dijon.-Population:-References:*...	242.1	189	C
Boutonne	Boutonne River Boutonne The Boutonne is a long river in the Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Maritime départements, western France. Its source is in the village of Chef-Boutonne . It flows generally southwest...			Saint-Jean-d'Angély Saint-Jean-d'Angély Saint-Jean-d'Angély is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.The commune has its historical origins in the Abbey of Saint-Jean-d'Angély.-Royal abbey:...	Charente	Tonnay-Charente Tonnay-Charente Tonnay-Charente is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.In the 18th century it was the home town of Prominent Irish Physician Dr...	30	4	W
Briare	Canal de Briare	Briare Canal Briare Canal The Canal de Briare is one of the oldest canals in France. It is the first summit level canal in Europe that was built using pound locks, connecting the Loire and Seine valleys. It is 57km long and is part of the Bourbonnais route from Saint-Mammès on the Seine to Chalon-sur-Saône on the Saône River...	Canal du Loing Canal du Loing The Canal du Loing is a 49.4 km long canal which connects the Seine to the Briare Canal , in France. It runs through the Loiret and Seine-et-Marne departments.... and Canal d'Orléans Canal d'Orléans The Canal d'Orléans connects the Loire River at Orléans to a junction with the Canal du Loing and the Canal de Briare in the village of Buges near Montargis. It is entirely within the department of Loiret....	Montargis Montargis Montargis is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The town is located about south of Paris and east of Orléans in the Gâtinais....	Loire Loire (river) The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area. It is the 170th longest river in the world... and Canal latéral à la Loire Canal latéral à la Loire The Canal Latéral à la Loire was constructed between 1827 and 1838 to connect the Canal de Briare at Briare and the Canal du Centre at Digoin, a distance of 196 km. It replaced the use of the River Loire which had reliability problems arising from winter floods and summer droughts...	Briare Briare Briare is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.Briare, the Brivodorum of the Romans, is situated at the extremity of the Briare Canal, which unites the Loire and its lateral canal with the Loing and so with the Seine. The lateral canal of the Loire crosses the Loire near...	54.2	32	C
Brienne	Canal de Brienne Canal de Brienne The Canal de Brienne is a French canal connecting the Garonne River with the Canal du Midi and the Canal de Garonne. It has two locks. The lock opening to the Garonne is known as Ecluse Saint-Pierre. The lock nearer to the Canal du Midi usually stands open.The canal is in the centre of Toulouse,...	Canal de Saint-Pierre	Garonne	Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...	Port de l'Embouchure Port de l'Embouchure The Port de l'Embouchure is one of the two ports located in Toulouse on the Canal du Midi. The other being the Port Saint-Sauveur. This port is located in the basin at the Ponts Jumeaux . From the basin are found the entrances to the canals Canal de Garonne, Canal du Midi and Canal de...	Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...	1.56	2	S
Brouage	Canal de Brouage		Canal de la Charente à la Seudre Canal de la Charente à la Seudre The Canal de la Charente à la Seudre, also called Canal Bridoire, is a 39 km canal near the western shore of France. It connects the Charente at Rochefort to the Seudre at Marennes. -External links:*...			Hiers-Brouage Hiers-Brouage Hiers-Brouage is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-History:Brouage was founded in 1555 by Jacques de Pons on the Bay of Biscay facing the Atlantic Ocean. Its economy was based on salt and access to the sea...	2	1	W
Bruche	Canal de la Bruche Canal de la Bruche The Canal de la Bruche is a canal in eastern France that originally connected Molsheim to the Canal de la Marne au Rhin. Its main use was to transport building materials for fortification of Strasbourg. The last commercial load was in 1939 and it closed in 1957. -References:...			Molsheim Molsheim Molsheim is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France. The total population in 2006 was 9,382. Molsheim had been a very fast growing city between the French censuses of 1968 and 1999, passing from 5,739 to 9,331 inhabitants, but this increase came to a noticeable halt...	Canal de la Marne au Rhin		20	11	E
Caen	Canal de Caen à la Mer Canal de Caen à la Mer Canal de Caen à la Mer also called the "Caen Canal") is a short canal in the department of Calvados, France, connecting the Port of Caen, in the city of Caen, downstream to the town of Ouistreham and the English Channel....	Caen Canal	Port of Caen Port of Caen The Port of Caen, Port de Caen, is the harbour and port authority of the Norman city of Caen, France.The port of Caen is composed of a series of basins on the Canal de Caen à la Mer, linking Caen to Ouistreham, 15 km downstream, on the English Channel.-Layout:The port of Caen was originally...	Caen Caen Caen is a commune in northwestern France. It is the prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the Basse-Normandie region. It is located inland from the English Channel....	English Channel English Channel The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...	Ouistreham Ouistreham Ouistreham is a commune in the Calvados department' in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Ouistreham is a small port with fishing boats, leisure craft and a ferry-harbour. It serves as the port of the city of Caen. The town is about the mouth of the Canal de Caen à la...	14	1	NW
Calais	Canal de Calais Canal de Calais The Canal de Calais connects the Aa River near Ruminghem to the Strait of Dover at Calais. -External links:* Places, ports and moorings on the canal, including Calais as an entry port into the French Waterways....		Aa River	Ruminghem Ruminghem Ruminghem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Ruminghem is located about 10 miles north of Saint-Omer on the D217 road.-Population:-References:* -External links: *...	Strait of Dover Strait of Dover The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel. The shortest distance across the strait is from the South Foreland, 6 kilometres northeast of Dover in the county of Kent, England, to Cap Gris Nez, a cape near to Calais in the French of...	Calais Calais Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....	30	3	N
Cazaux	Canal de Cazaux à la Teste Canal de Cazaux à la Teste The Canal de Cazaux à la Teste is a canal in south western France, Aquitaine Region, connecting the Etang de Cazaux to the Bassin d'Arcahon....		Etang de Cazaux Étang de Cazaux et de Sanguinet Étang de Cazaux et de Sanguinet is a lake in Gironde, Landes, France. At an elevation of 12 m, its surface area is 55 km²....		Bassin d'Arcahon Arcachon Bay Arcachon Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean on the southwest coast of France, situated between the Côte d'Argent and the Côte des Landes, in the region of Aquitaine. The bay covers an area of 150 km² at high tide and 40 km² at low tide...		15		SW
Centre	Canal du Centre Canal du Centre (France) The Canal du Centre, originally known as the Canal du Charollais, is a French canal running from Digoin, where it now joins the Canal latéral à la Loire, to the River Saône in Chalon-sur-Saône. It was opened in 1792 and made it possible for the first time for boat traffic to pass from the north of...	Canal du Charollais	Canal latéral à la Loire Canal latéral à la Loire The Canal Latéral à la Loire was constructed between 1827 and 1838 to connect the Canal de Briare at Briare and the Canal du Centre at Digoin, a distance of 196 km. It replaced the use of the River Loire which had reliability problems arising from winter floods and summer droughts... and Canal de Roanne à Digoin Canal de Roanne à Digoin The Canal de Roanne à Digoin connects the Canal latéral à la Loire and Canal du Centre at Digoin to Roanne.-References:...	Digoin	Saône Saône The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon....	Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; however, the department capital is the smaller city of Mâcon....	112.1	61	C
Charente	Charente River			Angoulême Angoulême -Main sights:In place of its ancient fortifications, Angoulême is encircled by boulevards above the old city walls, known as the Remparts, from which fine views may be obtained in all directions. Within the town the streets are often narrow. Apart from the cathedral and the hôtel de ville, the...		Fouras Fouras Fouras is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France. It lies 34 km south of La Rochelle.-Geography:Fouras is on a peninsula...	167	21	W
Charente	Canal de la Charente à la Seudre Canal de la Charente à la Seudre The Canal de la Charente à la Seudre, also called Canal Bridoire, is a 39 km canal near the western shore of France. It connects the Charente at Rochefort to the Seudre at Marennes. -External links:*...	Canal Bridoire	Charente	Rochefort	Seudre Seudre The Seudre is a river in the Charente-Maritime département, southwestern France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is near Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge. It flows northwest through Saint-André-de-Lidon, Saujon and La Tremblade. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Marennes...	Marennes Marennes, Charente-Maritime Marennes is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.For a long time it was one of the most prosperous cities of the Saintonge due to its location in the middle of the salt-water marshes at a time where salt was a valuable commodity.Marennes is a center for oyster...	39	5	W
Chatillon	Embranchement de Châtillon Embranchement de Châtillon The Embranchement de Châtillon is a branch of the Canal latéral à la Loire that connects to the Loire at Châtillon-sur-Loire....		Loire Loire (river) The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area. It is the 170th longest river in the world...	Châtillon-sur-Loire Châtillon-sur-Loire Châtillon-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loiret department...	Canal latéral à la Loire Canal latéral à la Loire The Canal Latéral à la Loire was constructed between 1827 and 1838 to connect the Canal de Briare at Briare and the Canal du Centre at Digoin, a distance of 196 km. It replaced the use of the River Loire which had reliability problems arising from winter floods and summer droughts...	L'Etang L'Etang L'Etang is a village in the Loiret department in central France. It is part of the commune of Beaulieu-sur-Loire....	4	3	C
Chelles	Canal de Chelles Canal de Chelles The Canal de Chelles is a channel parallel to the Marne River. It connects the Marne River in Neuilly-sur-Marne to the Marne River in Vaires-sur-Marne....	Chelles Canal	Marne	Neuilly-sur-Marne Neuilly-sur-Marne Neuilly-sur-Marne is a commune in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-History:On 13 April 1892, a third of the territory of Neuilly-sur-Marne was detached and became the commune of Neuilly-Plaisance.- Heraldry :...	Marne	Vaires-sur-Marne Vaires-sur-Marne Vaires-sur-Marne is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * *...	8.5		N
Cher	Cher River			Noyers-sur-Cher Noyers-sur-Cher Noyers-sur-Cher is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department...		Larcay Larçay Larçay is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.-See also:*Communes of the Indre-et-Loire department...	54.2	14	C
Clignon	Canal du Clignon Canal du Clignon The Canal du Clignon is a canal in northern France connecting Canal de l'Ourcq in Neufchelles to Montigny-l'Allier....		Canal de l'Ourcq Canal de l'Ourcq The Canal de l'Ourcq is a 108.1 km long canal of the Paris Basin with 10 locks. It was built at a width of 3.2 m but was enlarged to 3.7 m , which permitted use by more pleasure boats...	Neufchelles Neufchelles Neufchelles is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....		Montigny-l'Allier Montigny-l'Allier Montigny-l'Allier is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...	1.2	0	N
Colmar	Embranchement de Colmar Embranchement de Colmar The Embranchement de Colmar is a canal in eastern France. It connects Colmar to the Rhin. It is 22.6 km long with three locks.-See also:List of canals in France...	Canal de Colmar		Colmar Colmar Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court....	Rhin Rhin The Rhin is a 125 km long river in Brandenburg, Germany, right tributary to the river Havel. It flows through the city Neuruppin and several lakes. A few km downstream from Rhinow it flows into the Havel, approx. 20 km upstream from where the Havel meets the Elbe....		22.6	3	E
Colme	Canal de la Haute Colme Canal de la Haute Colme The Canal de la Haute Colme is a canal in northern France. The haute Colme corresponds to the western segment of the Canal de la Colme. The channel connects Aa River at Watten to Canal de Bergues and Canal de la Basse Colme at Bergues. Between Watten and Cappelle-Brouck, it is part of the Canal...		Aa River	Watten	Canal de Bergues Canal de Bergues The Canal de Bergues is an 8 km long canal connecting Bergues and the ports at Dunkerque, in the Nord department, in northern France. It was built in 16th century.The canal was in use in the 9th century and rebuilt in the 18th is now a deadend at Bergues....	Bergues Bergues Bergues is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is situated to the south of Dunkirk and from the Belgian border. Locally it is referred to as "the other Bruges in Flanders"...			N
Colme	Canal de la Basse Colme Canal de la Basse Colme The Canal de la Basse Colme is a canal in northern France from Bergues to Hondschoote on the Belgian border. It is the eastern segment of the Canal de la Colme...		Aa River	Bergues Bergues Bergues is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is situated to the south of Dunkirk and from the Belgian border. Locally it is referred to as "the other Bruges in Flanders"...		Hondschoote Hondschoote Hondschoote is a commune of the Nord département, in northern France.-Heraldry:-Geography:Hondschoote lies on the French side of the Franco-Belgian frontier, just inland from the North Sea....			N
Deule	Canal de la Deûle Canal de la Deûle The Canal de la Deûle is a canal in northern France connecting Bauvin to the Belgian border near Deûlémont. It is 35.8 km with 3 locks. It may also be called the liaison Bauvin-Lys....		Canal d'Aire Canal d'Aire The Canal d'Aire is a French canal connecting the Canal de Neufossé in Aire-sur-la-Lys to the Canal de la Deûle in Bauvin. It is a segment of the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut. -External links:*...	Bauvin Bauvin Bauvin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is south-west of Lille.-Heraldry:-References:*...	Canal de la Sensée	Douai Douai -Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...	35.8	3	N
Dordogne	Dordogne River			Saint-Pierre-d'Eyraud Saint-Pierre-d'Eyraud Saint-Pierre-d'Eyraud is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...		Castillon-la-Bataille Castillon-la-Bataille Castillon-la-Bataille is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.This area was the site of the last battle of the Hundred Years' War, the Battle of Castillon fought July 17, 1453....	118		SW
Doubs	Le Doubs River			Verdun-sur-le-Doubs Verdun-sur-le-Doubs Verdun-sur-le-Doubs is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.It is located in southern Burgundy at the confluence of the Doubs and the Saône in the Bresse plain, near Beaune and Chalon-sur-Saône....		Pontoux Pontoux Pontoux is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...	5.5		E
Dunkerque	Canal Dunkerque-Escaut Canal Dunkerque-Escaut The Canal Dunkerque-Escaut is a 189 km series of large canals from Dunkerque to Mortagne-du-Nord. The route is also known as the liaison,...	La Liaison au Grand Gabarit	Strait of Dover Strait of Dover The Strait of Dover or Dover Strait is the strait at the narrowest part of the English Channel. The shortest distance across the strait is from the South Foreland, 6 kilometres northeast of Dover in the county of Kent, England, to Cap Gris Nez, a cape near to Calais in the French of...	Dunkerque		Mortagne-du-Nord Mortagne-du-Nord -References:*...	189	14	N
Erdre	L'Erdre River Erdre The Erdre is a river in western France, right tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Maine-et-Loire département, near La Pouëze. It flows through the départements Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique. It flows into the river Loire in the city Nantes...			Nort-sur-Erdre Nort-sur-Erdre Nort-sur-Erdre is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...		Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....	27.7	1	W
Escaut	Canal de l'Escaut Canal de l'Escaut The Canal de l'Escaut, or Upper Escaut, is a canal in northern France connecting the Canal de Saint-Quentin at Cambrai to the Canal de la Sensée at Bassin Rond. -References:...	Upper Escaut	Canal de Saint-Quentin Canal de Saint-Quentin The Canal de Saint-Quentin is a canal in northern France connecting the canalised Escaut River in Cambrai to the Canal latéral à l'Oise and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in Chauny-History:...	Cambrai Cambrai Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Cambrai is the seat of an archdiocese whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the shire of Brabant, included...	Canal de la Sensée	Bassin Rond Bassin Rond The Bassin Rond is a pond located beside the Canal de la Sensée as it joins the Canal de l'Escaut near Estrun....	13.732	5	N
Etangs	Canal des Ètangs Canal des Ètangs The Canal des Étangs was a canal in southern France. It is now part of the Canal du Rhône à Sète along with the Canal de Beaucaire. It was created by the state of Languedoc. The project consisted of enlarging ancient medieval channels through and between the shallow lakes and salt marshes,...			Sete Sète Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois....		Aigues-Mortes Aigues-Mortes Aigues-Mortes is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.The medieval city walls surrounding the city are well preserved.-History:...	49		S
Furnes	Canal de Furnes Canal de Furnes The Canal de Furnes connects Dunkerque to Furnes, Belgium. The Belgian border is at PK13 and the canal continues into Belgium as Canal Nieuport-Dunkerque. -References:...	Canal Nieuport-Dunkerque		Dunkerque		Furnes Veurne Veurne is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Veurne proper and the settlements of Avekapelle, Booitshoeke, Bulskamp, De Moeren, Eggewaartskapelle, Houtem, Steenkerke, Vinkem, Wulveringem, and Zoutenaaie.-Origins in the 15th...	13.3	1	N
Garonne	Garonne River Garonne The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo...		Gironde Gironde For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...	Bec d'Ambès Ambès Ambès is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.It is located at the point, the Bec d'Ambès , where the rivers Garonne and Dordogne meet to form the Gironde estuary....	Canal lateral a la Garonne	Castets-en-Dorthe Castets-en-Dorthe Castets-en-Dorthe is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.The village lies at the junction of the Canal de Garonne with the River Garonne.-Population:-External link:*...	79.4		SW
Garonne	Canal lateral a la Garonne	Canal de Garonne Canal de Garonne The Canal de Garonne, formerly known as Canal latéral à la Garonne, is a French canal dating from the 19th century which connects Toulouse to Castets-en-Dorthe. The remainder of the route to Bordeaux uses the Garonne River. It is the continuation of the Canal du Midi which connects the...	Garonne Garonne The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo...	Castets-en-Dorthe Castets-en-Dorthe Castets-en-Dorthe is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.The village lies at the junction of the Canal de Garonne with the River Garonne.-Population:-External link:*...	Port de l'Embouchure Port de l'Embouchure The Port de l'Embouchure is one of the two ports located in Toulouse on the Canal du Midi. The other being the Port Saint-Sauveur. This port is located in the basin at the Ponts Jumeaux . From the basin are found the entrances to the canals Canal de Garonne, Canal du Midi and Canal de...	Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...	193.6	53	SW
Gironde	Gironde River Gironde For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...		Garonne Garonne The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo...	Bec d'Ambès Ambès Ambès is a commune in the Gironde department in southwestern France.It is located at the point, the Bec d'Ambès , where the rivers Garonne and Dordogne meet to form the Gironde estuary....	Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...	Le Verdon-sur-Mer Le Verdon-sur-Mer Le Verdon-sur-Mer is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...	70.5		W
Givors	Canal de Givors Canal de Givors The Canal de Givors is a long since disused canal originally located in Givors France. It was intended to be a 99 km waterway with 11 locks between the Rhone and the Loire.-External links:* *...		Rhone Rhône Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...		Loire Loire (river) The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area. It is the 170th longest river in the world...		56	99	E
Henri	Canal Henri IV Canal Henri IV The Canal Henri IV is a section of the Canal de Briare that connects the Loire to the remainder of the Canal de Briare in Briare. It joins the Canal de Briare at the same point as the Canal latéral à la Loire....		Loire Loire (river) The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area. It is the 170th longest river in the world...	Briare Briare Briare is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.Briare, the Brivodorum of the Romans, is situated at the extremity of the Briare Canal, which unites the Loire and its lateral canal with the Loing and so with the Seine. The lateral canal of the Loire crosses the Loire near...	Canal de Briare	Briare Briare Briare is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.Briare, the Brivodorum of the Romans, is situated at the extremity of the Briare Canal, which unites the Loire and its lateral canal with the Loing and so with the Seine. The lateral canal of the Loire crosses the Loire near...		3	C
Herault	Hérault River			Bessan Bessan Bessan is a commune in the Hérault department in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-Geography:Built in the midst of vineyards in the heart of the department in the Monts Ramus, and on the banks of the Hérault river, Bessan is a mainly agricultural village, known for its wine...	Mediterranean	le Grau d'Agde Agde Agde is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. It is the Mediterranean port of the Canal du Midi.-Location:Agde is located on the river Hérault, 4 km from the Mediterranean Sea, and 750 km from Paris...	12	1	S
Huningue	Canal de Huningue Canal de Huningue The Canal de Huningue is a canal in eastern France connecting the Rhine at Huningue to Niffer. The locks are no longer operational, but the canal is navigable from Niffer until Kembs.The canal was enlarged in 1961 between Grand Canal d'Alsace and Mulhouse...		Rhine	Huningue Huningue Huningue is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of Alsace in north-eastern France. Huningue is a northern suburb of the Swiss city of Basel. It also borders Germany . In 2008 it had a population of 6503 people...		Niffer Niffer Niffer is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...			E
Ill	Ill River Ill (France) The Ill is a river in Alsace, in north-eastern France. It is a left-side, or western tributary of the Rhine.It starts down from its source near the village of Winkel, in the Jura mountains, with a resurgence near Ligsdorf, turns around Ferrette on its east side, and then runs northward through...			Ostwald Ostwald, Bas-Rhin Ostwald is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-History:The ancient name of Ostwald, Wickersheim, is first attested on a map of the emperor Charles the Fat in 884. In the time of the emperor Frederick I Barbarossa, within the realm of the Holy Roman Empire, the...		Strasbourg Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...	9.9	1	NE
Ill	Canal d'Ille-et-Rance Canal d'Ille-et-Rance The Canal d'Ille-et-Rance is a canal in northwestern France connecting Dinan to the Vilaine at Rennes in western France.-References:...			Dinan Dinan Dinan is a walled Breton town and a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern France.-Geography:Its geographical setting is exceptional. Instead of nestling on the valley floor like Morlaix, most urban development has been on the hillside, overlooking the river Rance...	Vilaine Vilaine The Vilaine is a river in Brittany, in the west of France. The river's source is in the Mayenne département , and flows out in the Atlantic Ocean at Pénestin in the Morbihan département . It is 218 km long...	Rennes Rennes Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...	84.8	47	NW
Isle	Isle River			Laubardemont		Libourne Libourne Libourne is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.It is the wine-making capital of northern Gironde and lies near Saint-Émilion and Pomerol.-Geography:...	31.1		SW
Jonction	Canal du Jonction La Nouvelle branch The La Nouvelle branch It is also sometimes referred to as or . is a lateral branch of the Canal du Midi in Aude, south-central France which runs from the Canal du Midi through Narbonne and on to the Mediterranean...		Canal de la Robine	Moussoulens Moussoulens Moussoulens is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-Population:...	Canal du Midi Canal du Midi The is a long canal in Southern France . The canal connects the Garonne River to the on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau...	Port de la Robine Port de la Robine Port de la Robine is located at PK168 on the Canal du Midi immediately adjacent to the Truilhas Bridge. The turn for the La Nouvelle branch is north east and the Cesse aqueduct south west....	5	7	S
Kembs	Kembs-Niffer Branch Canal Kembs-Niffer Branch Canal The Kembs-Niffer Branch Canal is a French canal connecting the Grand Canal d'Alsace at Kembs to the Canal du Rhône au Rhin....		Grand Canal d'Alsace Grand Canal d'Alsace The Grand Canal of Alsace is a canal in eastern France, channeling the Upper Rhine river. It is 50 kilometers long between Kembs and Vogelgrun, and provides access to the region from the Rhine River, Basel in Switzerland, and the North Sea for barges of up to 1,350 metric tons...	Kembs Kembs Kembs is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...	Canal du Rhône au Rhin		13	0	E
Lalinde	Canal de Lalinde Canal de Lalinde The Canal de Lalinde is a canal in south western France lateral to the Dordogne River. Its purpose was to bypass the rapids of the river....		Dordogne River	44.84826°N 0.62450°E	Dordogne River	Mauzac Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang Mauzac-et-Grand-Castang is a commune in the Dordogne department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...	15	9	SW
Lens	Canal de Lens Canal de Lens The Canal de Lens is a canal in northern France. It connects Lens to the Canal de la Deûle west of Oignies. It is 8 km long with no locks....			Lens Lens, Pas-de-Calais Lens is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France. It is one of France's large Picarde cities along with Lille, Valenciennes, Amiens, Roubaix, Tourcoing, Arras, and Douai.-Metropolitan area:...	Canal de la Deûle Canal de la Deûle The Canal de la Deûle is a canal in northern France connecting Bauvin to the Belgian border near Deûlémont. It is 35.8 km with 3 locks. It may also be called the liaison Bauvin-Lys....	Oignies Oignies Oignies is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:Oignies is a former coalmining town, nowadays a light industrial town, northeast of Lens, at the junction of the D46 and the D160 roads...	8		N
Lez	Lez River Lez (river) The Lez is a coastal river in Hérault département, France. It is the main river crossing Montpellier. The river has its source in Saint-Clément-de-Rivière and flows to the Mediterranean Sea at Palavas-les-Flots. The fish Cottus petiti is found only in a short stretch of this river....			Lattes Lattes, Hérault Lattes is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-References:...		Palavas-les-Flots Palavas-les-Flots Palavas-les-Flots is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France.-Geography:Palavas is a seaside resort, some six km south of Montpellier, at the Gulf of Lion and the Mediterranean Sea. It lies on a strip of sand dunes that separates two lakes, the Étang de...	5	1	S
Loing	Canal du Loing Canal du Loing The Canal du Loing is a 49.4 km long canal which connects the Seine to the Briare Canal , in France. It runs through the Loiret and Seine-et-Marne departments....	Loing Canal	Seine Seine The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...	Saint-Mammès Saint-Mammès Saint-Mammès is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* * * *...	Canal de Briare and Canal d'Orléans Canal d'Orléans The Canal d'Orléans connects the Loire River at Orléans to a junction with the Canal du Loing and the Canal de Briare in the village of Buges near Montargis. It is entirely within the department of Loiret....	Montargis Montargis Montargis is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The town is located about south of Paris and east of Orléans in the Gâtinais....	49.5	19	N
Loire	Loire Maritime Loire Maritime The Loire Maritime is a canal in eastern France. It connects to the Atlantic Ocean near Saint Nazaire and near Nantes. It is 52.5 km long with no locks....			Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....	Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...	Saint Nazaire	52.5		W
Loire	Loire River Loire (river) The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area. It is the 170th longest river in the world...			Bouchemaine Bouchemaine Bouchemaine is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....		Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....	84.9	0	W
Loire	Canal latéral à la Loire Canal latéral à la Loire The Canal Latéral à la Loire was constructed between 1827 and 1838 to connect the Canal de Briare at Briare and the Canal du Centre at Digoin, a distance of 196 km. It replaced the use of the River Loire which had reliability problems arising from winter floods and summer droughts...	Loire Canal	Loire Loire (river) The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area. It is the 170th longest river in the world... and Canal de Briare	Briare Briare Briare is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.Briare, the Brivodorum of the Romans, is situated at the extremity of the Briare Canal, which unites the Loire and its lateral canal with the Loing and so with the Seine. The lateral canal of the Loire crosses the Loire near...	Canal du Centre Canal du Centre (France) The Canal du Centre, originally known as the Canal du Charollais, is a French canal running from Digoin, where it now joins the Canal latéral à la Loire, to the River Saône in Chalon-sur-Saône. It was opened in 1792 and made it possible for the first time for boat traffic to pass from the north of... and Canal de Roanne à Digoin Canal de Roanne à Digoin The Canal de Roanne à Digoin connects the Canal latéral à la Loire and Canal du Centre at Digoin to Roanne.-References:...	Digoin Digoin Digoin is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.The junction of the Canal du Centre and the Canal latéral à la Loire is near Digoin.-Geography:...	196.1	37	C
Lorraines	Lorraines Branch Lorraines Branch The Lorraines Branch is a canal in central France, some 50 km east of Bourges. It is a disused branch of the Canal latéral à la Loire now serving as a feeder from the Allier River. At one time it carried traffic from the Allier via a circular lock...		Canal latéral à la Loire Canal latéral à la Loire The Canal Latéral à la Loire was constructed between 1827 and 1838 to connect the Canal de Briare at Briare and the Canal du Centre at Digoin, a distance of 196 km. It replaced the use of the River Loire which had reliability problems arising from winter floods and summer droughts...		Allier River		3	0	C
Lot	Lot aval		Garonne Garonne The Garonne is a river in southwest France and northern Spain, with a length of .-Source:The Garonne's headwaters are to be found in the Aran Valley in the Pyrenees, though three different locations have been proposed as the true source: the Uelh deth Garona at Plan de Beret , the Ratera-Saboredo...	Nicole Nicole, Lot-et-Garonne Nicole is a commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department in south-western France.-See also:*Communes of the Lot-et-Garonne department...		Les Ondes	71	7	SW
Lot	Lot amont			Luzech Luzech Luzech is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France.It is situated on the Lot River; a dam, the Barrage de Luzech was constructed in the late 1940s....		Larnagol Larnagol Larnagol is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France....	74	17	S
Lys	Lys River	Leie		Aire-sur-la-Lys Aire-sur-la-Lys Aire-sur-la-Lys is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:The commune is located 10 miles southeast of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the N43 with several departmental roads, by the banks of the Lys and the Laquette rivers.-History:Aire-sur-la-Lys is mentioned for...		Halluin Halluin Halluin is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Geography:It is located at the north of the Lille Urban Community, on the Belgian border, contiguous with the Belgian town of Menen.-Heraldry:-Twin towns:...	66.5	8	NE
Maine	Petite Maine Petite Maine The Petite Maine is a canal in eastern France. It connects to the Sèvre Nantaise and near Château-Thébaud. It is 6 km long with no locks.-See also:List of canals in France...		Sèvre Nantaise Sèvre Nantaise The Sèvre Nantaise is a river in western France, left tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres département, near Secondigny.It flows through the following départements and towns:*Deux-Sèvres: Moncoutant, La Forêt-sur-Sèvre...			Château-Thébaud Château-Thébaud Château-Thébaud is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...	6		W
Maine	Maine River			Angers Angers Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....		Bouchemaine Bouchemaine Bouchemaine is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France....	11	1	W
Marans	Canal de Marans à la Rochelle		Sèvre Niortaise Sèvre Niortaise The Sèvre Niortaise is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres département, near Sepvret, north of Melle.It flows through the following départements and towns:...	Marans	Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...	La Rochelle La Rochelle La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department.The city is connected to the Île de Ré by a bridge completed on 19 May 1988...			W
Marans	Canal maritime de Marans à la mer Canal maritime de Marans à la mer The Canal maritime de Marans à la mer is a canal on France's western shore that connects the Sèvre Niortaise in Marans to the Sèvre Niortaise in Charron. Also known as the Canal Maritime du Brault and Canal de Marans à la Mer, the canal is located in the Charente-Maritime department....		Sèvre Niortaise Sèvre Niortaise The Sèvre Niortaise is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres département, near Sepvret, north of Melle.It flows through the following départements and towns:...	Marans	Sèvre Niortaise Sèvre Niortaise The Sèvre Niortaise is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres département, near Sepvret, north of Melle.It flows through the following départements and towns:...	Charron Charron, Charente-Maritime Charron is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:* *...			W
Marne	Canal latéral à la Marne Canal latéral à la Marne The canal latéral à la Marne is a km long canal which connects Vitry-le-François to Dizy, in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It includes 15 locks.-External links:* Places, ports and moorings on the canal.- Notes :...	Marne Canal	Marne	Epernay Épernay Épernay is a commune in the Marne department in northern France. Épernay is located some 130 km north-east of Paris on the main line of the Eastern railway to Strasbourg...	Canal de la Marne au Rhin	Vitry-le-Francois Vitry-le-François Vitry-le-François is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It is located on the Marne River and is the western terminus of the Marne-Rhine Canal.- History :In 1142, Louis VII invaded Champagne and seized Vitry-le-François...	66.7	15	NE
Marne	Marne River			Charenton-le-Pont Charenton-le-Pont Charenton-le-Pont is a commune in the southeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe....	Canal latéral à la Marne Canal latéral à la Marne The canal latéral à la Marne is a km long canal which connects Vitry-le-François to Dizy, in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It includes 15 locks.-External links:* Places, ports and moorings on the canal.- Notes :...	Epernay Épernay Épernay is a commune in the Marne department in northern France. Épernay is located some 130 km north-east of Paris on the main line of the Eastern railway to Strasbourg...	183.4	18	N
Marne	Canal de la Marne au Rhin	Marne-Rhine Canal Marne-Rhine Canal The Marne-Rhine Canal is a canal in north eastern France. It connects the river Marne in Vitry-le-François with the Rhine in Strasbourg. Combined with the canalised part of the Marne, it allows transport between Paris and eastern France. The original objective of the canal was to connect Paris...	Canal de la Marne à la Saône and Canal latéral à la Marne Canal latéral à la Marne The canal latéral à la Marne is a km long canal which connects Vitry-le-François to Dizy, in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It includes 15 locks.-External links:* Places, ports and moorings on the canal.- Notes :...	Vitry-le-Francois Vitry-le-François Vitry-le-François is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It is located on the Marne River and is the western terminus of the Marne-Rhine Canal.- History :In 1142, Louis VII invaded Champagne and seized Vitry-le-François...	Rhine	Strasbourg Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...	313	154	NE
Marne	Canal de la Marne à la Saône	Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne The Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, previously the Canal de la Marne à la Saône is a canal in the North-East of France connecting the towns of Vitry-le-François and Maxilly-sur-Saône....	Canal latéral à la Marne Canal latéral à la Marne The canal latéral à la Marne is a km long canal which connects Vitry-le-François to Dizy, in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It includes 15 locks.-External links:* Places, ports and moorings on the canal.- Notes :...	Vitry-le-Francois Vitry-le-François Vitry-le-François is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. It is located on the Marne River and is the western terminus of the Marne-Rhine Canal.- History :In 1142, Louis VII invaded Champagne and seized Vitry-le-François...	Saône Saône The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon....	Heuilley-sur-Saône Heuilley-sur-Saône Heuilley-sur-Saône is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...	224.2	114	E
Marseille	Canal de Marseille au Rhône Canal de Marseille au Rhône The Canal de Marseille au Rhône connects the Mediterranean Sea at Marseille to the Rhône at Arles. The section between Marignane and Marseille has been closed since the collapse of the Rove Tunnel in 1963.-External links:* -References:...		Rhône Rhône Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...	Arles Arles Arles is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence....	Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...	Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of...			SE
Mayenne	Mayenne River			Angers Angers Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....		Mayenne Mayenne, Mayenne Mayenne is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is situated on the river Mayenne.-History:In medieval times, the town was the seat of the Lords of Mayenne...	122.5	45	W
Meaux	Canal de Meaux à Chalifert Canal de Meaux à Chalifert The Canal de Meaux à Chalifert is a canal in northern France connecting the Marne River at Meaux to the Marne at Chalifert. At Lesches there is a canal tunnel. -External links:*...	Canal de Chalifert	Marne	Meaux Meaux Meaux is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located east-northeast from the center of Paris. Meaux is a sub-prefecture of the department and the seat of an arondissement...	Marne	Chalifert Chalifert Chalifert is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne département in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-External links:* *...	12	3	N
Meuse	Canal de la Meuse	Canal de l'Est Canal de l'Est The Canal de l'Est is a canal in northeastern France. It was built from 1874 to 1887 and has a total length of . It consists of two parts: a northern branch linking the Meuse River and the Moselle, and a southern branch linking the Moselle to the Saône... North Branch		Givet Givet Givet is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France very close to the Belgian border. It lies on the river Meuse where Emperor Charles V built the fortress of Charlemont....		Troussey Troussey Troussey is a commune in the Meuse department in Lorraine in north-eastern France....	272.4	59	NE
Midi	Canal du Midi Canal du Midi The is a long canal in Southern France . The canal connects the Garonne River to the on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau...	Canal des Deux Mers Canal des Deux Mers The Canal des Deux Mers has been used to describe two different but similar things since the 1660s. In some cases, it is used interchangeably with the Canal du Midi. In others, it describes the path from Atlantic to the Mediterranean, of which the Canal du Midi was the first man-made component...	Port de l'Embouchure Port de l'Embouchure The Port de l'Embouchure is one of the two ports located in Toulouse on the Canal du Midi. The other being the Port Saint-Sauveur. This port is located in the basin at the Ponts Jumeaux . From the basin are found the entrances to the canals Canal de Garonne, Canal du Midi and Canal de...	Toulouse Toulouse Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...	Etang de Thau Étang de Thau Étang de Thau or Bassin de Thau is the largest of a string of étangs that stretch along the Languedoc-Roussillon, French coast from the Rhône River to the foothills of the Pyrenees which form the border to Spain. It is the second largest lake in France.-Description:It is about 21 km long...	Sète Sète Sète is a commune in the Hérault department in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. Its inhabitants are called Sétois....	240.2	64	S
Mignon	Canal du Mignon Canal du Mignon The Canal du Mignon is a canal in eastern France. It connects to the Sèvre Nantaise near La Grève-sur-Mignon with its terminus in Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon. It is 11 km long with two locks.-See also:List of canals in France...		Sèvre Niortaise Sèvre Niortaise The Sèvre Niortaise is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres département, near Sepvret, north of Melle.It flows through the following départements and towns:...	La Grève-sur-Mignon La Grève-sur-Mignon La Grève-sur-Mignon is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:* *...		Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon Mauzé-sur-le-Mignon is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.-References:*...	11	2	W
Montech	Canal de Montech Canal de Montech The Canal de Montech is a 10.9 km waterway in southwestern France connecting the Canal de Garonne in Montech and the Tarn River in Montauban. Also known as the Montauban Branch...	Montauban Branch	Canal de Garonne Canal de Garonne The Canal de Garonne, formerly known as Canal latéral à la Garonne, is a French canal dating from the 19th century which connects Toulouse to Castets-en-Dorthe. The remainder of the route to Bordeaux uses the Garonne River. It is the continuation of the Canal du Midi which connects the...	Montech Montech Montech is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.-References:*...	Tarn River	Montauban Montauban Montauban is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse....	10.9	9	S
Morin	Canal du Grand Morin Canal du Grand Morin The Canal du Grand Morin is a canal in northern France, near Paris, that connected the Grand Morin River to the Canal de Meaux à Chalifert. Today it serves largely as a feeder canal to the Canal de Meaux à Chalifert. -External links:* *...		Grand Morin Grand Morin The Grand Morin is a 118 km long river in France, left tributary of the Marne. Its source is near the village of Lachy. Its course crosses the departments of Marne and Seine-et-Marne...		Canal de Meaux à Chalifert Canal de Meaux à Chalifert The Canal de Meaux à Chalifert is a canal in northern France connecting the Marne River at Meaux to the Marne at Chalifert. At Lesches there is a canal tunnel. -External links:*...		12	0	N
Moselle	Canal de Mines de Fer de la Moselle Canal de Mines de Fer de la Moselle The Canal de Mines de Fer de la Moselle is a canal innorth eastern France linking Metz and Thionville. It is a canalized section of the Moselle River. The canal may also be called CAMIFEMO as concocted from the name of the canal in the following way: CAnal des MInes de FEr de la MOselle ....	CAMIFEMO	Moselle River	Metz Metz Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...	Moselle River	Thionville Thionville Thionville , is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz.-Demographics:...	30	4	NE
Moselle	Moselle River			Apach Apach Apach is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.Apach is from Sierck-les-Bains, from Thionville and from Metz. It is on the border of Germany and Luxembourg, the municipalities just across the border being Perl in Germany and Schengen in Luxembourg...		Neuves-Maisons Neuves-Maisons Neuves-Maisons is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France....	152	15	NE
Nancy	Embranchement de Nancy Embranchement de Nancy The Embranchement de Nancy is a canal in eastern France. It is presently not in service. It is 10.2 km long with eighteen locks. It is a branch of the Canal de l'Est.-See also:List of canals in France...		Canal de la Marne au Rhin		Canal de l'Est Canal de l'Est The Canal de l'Est is a canal in northeastern France. It was built from 1874 to 1887 and has a total length of . It consists of two parts: a northern branch linking the Meuse River and the Moselle, and a southern branch linking the Moselle to the Saône...	Méréville Méréville, Meurthe-et-Moselle Méréville is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department...	10.2	18	E
Nantes	Canal de Nantes à Brest Canal de Nantes à Brest The Nantes-Brest canal is a French canal which links the two cities of Nantes and Brest through inland Brittany. It was built during the 19th century and its total length is 385 km with 238 locks from coast to coast...		Loire Loire (river) The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area. It is the 170th longest river in the world... and Sevre Nantaise Sèvre Nantaise The Sèvre Nantaise is a river in western France, left tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres département, near Secondigny.It flows through the following départements and towns:*Deux-Sèvres: Moncoutant, La Forêt-sur-Sèvre...	Nantes	Canal du Blavet Blavet The Blavet river flows from central Brittany and enters the Atlantic Ocean on the south coast near Lorient. The river is canalized for most of its length and is navigable for smaller craft. It is part of Brittany's canal system and became more important when the western half of that system got cut...	Pontivy Pontivy Pontivy is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest.-History:...	184	104	W
Neufosse	Canal de Neufossé Canal de Neufossé The Canal de Neufossé is a French canal connecting the Aa River in Arques to the Canal d'Aire in Aire-sur-la-Lys. It is a segment of the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut. In 1760, the Neufossé canal was built to link the river Lys to the Aa, and give Lille and other inland towns a French route to the...		Aa River	Arques Arques, Pas-de-Calais Arques is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:Arques is situated in the middle of the region 40 km from Calais and Dunkerque, and 45 km from Boulogne-sur-Mer. It lies on the border between the departments of Pas-de-Calais and Nord.The town is crossed by...	Canal d'Aire Canal d'Aire The Canal d'Aire is a French canal connecting the Canal de Neufossé in Aire-sur-la-Lys to the Canal de la Deûle in Bauvin. It is a segment of the Canal Dunkerque-Escaut. -External links:*...	Aire-sur-la-Lys Aire-sur-la-Lys Aire-sur-la-Lys is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.-Geography:The commune is located 10 miles southeast of Saint-Omer, at the junction of the N43 with several departmental roads, by the banks of the Lys and the Laquette rivers.-History:Aire-sur-la-Lys is mentioned for...			N
Nieppe	Canal de la Nieppe Canal de la Nieppe The Canal de la Nieppe was part of the Hazebrouck Canals . It connected to the River Lys at Thiennes with a second connection to the River Lys at Merville. It was 23 km with 4 locks. The other canals composing the Hazebrouck canals are the Canal de Préaven, Canal de la Bourre, Canal...		River Lys	Thiennes Thiennes -References:*...	River Lys	Merville Merville, Nord -References:*...	23	4	N
Nivernais	Canal du Nivernais Canal du Nivernais The Canal du Nivernais links the Loire basin with the Seine basin following approximately the course of the river Yonne in a south to north direction....	Nivernais Canal	Loire Loire (river) The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area. It is the 170th longest river in the world...	Decize	Yonne	Auxerre Auxerre Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...	174.1	110	C
Nord	Canal du Nord Canal du Nord The 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...		Canal de la Sensée	Arleux Arleux Arleux is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.-Heraldry:-References:*...	Canal latéral à l'Oise Canal latéral à l'Oise The Canal latéral à l'Oise is a canal in northern France that, along with the River Oise, connects the Canal de Saint-Quentin at Chauny to the Seine at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine....	Noyon Noyon Noyon is a commune in the Oise department in northern France.It lies on the Oise Canal, 100 km north of Paris.-History:...	95.1	19	N
Nouvelle	Embranchement de La Nouvelle	La Nouvelle branch La Nouvelle branch The La Nouvelle branch It is also sometimes referred to as or . is a lateral branch of the Canal du Midi in Aude, south-central France which runs from the Canal du Midi through Narbonne and on to the Mediterranean...	Canal du Midi Canal du Midi The is a long canal in Southern France . The canal connects the Garonne River to the on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau...	Port de la Robine Port de la Robine Port de la Robine is located at PK168 on the Canal du Midi immediately adjacent to the Truilhas Bridge. The turn for the La Nouvelle branch is north east and the Cesse aqueduct south west....	Mediterranean	Port-la-Nouvelle Port-la-Nouvelle Port-la-Nouvelle is a commune in the Aude department in southern France.-External links:** Navigation, mooring and the canal....	36	13	S
Oise	Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne 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...	Oise-Aisne Canal	Canal latéral à l'Oise Canal latéral à l'Oise The Canal latéral à l'Oise is a canal in northern France that, along with the River Oise, connects the Canal de Saint-Quentin at Chauny to the Seine at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine....	Abbécourt Abbécourt Abbécourt is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:The territory of the commune is, in large part, delimited by rivers. To the west, it is delimited by the Vigny stream; to the south, by the Pontoise stream and the Oise river. A canal runs lateral to the Oise...	Canal latéral à l'Aisne Canal latéral à l'Aisne The Canal latéral à l'Aisne is a canal in northern France, which connects Vieux-lès-Asfeld to Condé-sur-Aisne. It runs alongside the Aisne River...	Bourg-et-Comin	47.8	13	N
Oise	Canal latéral à l'Oise Canal latéral à l'Oise The Canal latéral à l'Oise is a canal in northern France that, along with the River Oise, connects the Canal de Saint-Quentin at Chauny to the Seine at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine....	Oise Canal		Janville Janville, Oise Janville is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....	Canal de Saint-Quentin Canal de Saint-Quentin The Canal de Saint-Quentin is a canal in northern France connecting the canalised Escaut River in Cambrai to the Canal latéral à l'Oise and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in Chauny-History:... and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne 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...	Chauny Chauny Chauny is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:Built on the banks of the Oise and the Saint-Quentin canal, the town still retains its port to this day...	33.9	4	N
Oise	Oise River			Conflans-Sainte-Honorine Conflans-Sainte-Honorine Conflans-Sainte-Honorine is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is located in the north-western suburbs of Paris from the center....		Janville Janville, Oise Janville is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....	104.4	7	N
Orleans	Canal d'Orléans Canal d'Orléans The Canal d'Orléans connects the Loire River at Orléans to a junction with the Canal du Loing and the Canal de Briare in the village of Buges near Montargis. It is entirely within the department of Loiret....	Orléans Canal Orleans Canal The Orleans Canal is a drainage canal in New Orleans, Louisiana. The current version of the canal is about 2 km long, running along the up-river side of City Park, through the Lakeview and Lakeshore neighborhood, and into Lake Pontchartrain...	Loire Loire (river) The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area. It is the 170th longest river in the world...	Orléans Orléans -Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...	Canal du Loing Canal du Loing The Canal du Loing is a 49.4 km long canal which connects the Seine to the Briare Canal , in France. It runs through the Loiret and Seine-et-Marne departments.... and Canal de Briare	Montargis Montargis Montargis is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The town is located about south of Paris and east of Orléans in the Gâtinais....	15	2	C
Oudon	Oudon River Oudon (river) The Oudon is a long river in the Mayenne and Maine-et-Loire départements, western France. Its source is near La Gravelle. It flows generally south east...			Segré Segré Segré is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.-Geography:The town of Segré is the most southern part of the commune, where the Verzée flows into the Oudon River.-External links:*...		Le Lion-d'Angers Le Lion-d'Angers Le Lion-d'Angers is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.-Geography:The Oudon River forms part of the commune’s southern border before joining the Mayenne River, which forms part of the commune’s eastern border.-References:...	18	3	W
Ourcq	Canal de l'Ourcq Canal de l'Ourcq The Canal de l'Ourcq is a 108.1 km long canal of the Paris Basin with 10 locks. It was built at a width of 3.2 m but was enlarged to 3.7 m , which permitted use by more pleasure boats...	Ourcq Canal	Canal Saint-Martin Canal Saint-Martin Canal Saint-Martin is a 4.5 km long canal in Paris. It connects the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine.-Geography:The entrance of the canal is a double lock near Place de Stalingrad. Then, towards the river Seine, the canal is bordered by the quai de Valmy on one side and the quai de Jemmapes on... and Canal de Saint-Denis	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...		Port-aux-Perches	108.1	10	N
Pommeroeul	Canal de Pommeroeul A Condé Canal de Pommeroeul A Condé The Canal de Pommeroeul A Condé is a canal in northern France, near the Belgian border. It is presently not in service. It is 5 km long with no locks.-See also:List of canals in France...			Condé-sur-l'Escaut Condé-sur-l'Escaut -Administration:Condé-sur-l'Escaut is the eastern member of the agglomerated Valenciennes metropolitan area, which together administers 35 communes.-References:...			5		N
Pont	Canal de Pont-de-Vaux Canal de Pont-de-Vaux The Canal de Pont-de-Vaux is a canal in eastern France connecting the Saone at Fleurville to Pont-de-Vaux. It was closed for many years and reopened in 1993. It runs parallel to the Reyssouze River....		Saone Saône The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon....	Fleurville Fleurville Fleurville is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...		Pont-de-Vaux Pont-de-Vaux Pont-de-Vaux is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...	3		E
Rance	Rance Maritime Rance Maritime The Rance Maritime is a canal in north western France. It joins Saint Malo and Dinan. It is 22.6 km long with two locks....			Saint Malo		Dinan Dinan Dinan is a walled Breton town and a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern France.-Geography:Its geographical setting is exceptional. Instead of nestling on the valley floor like Morlaix, most urban development has been on the hillside, overlooking the river Rance...	22.6	2	NW
Remparts	Canal des Faux Remparts Canal des Faux Remparts The Canal des Faux Remparts is a canal in Strasbourg France connecting to the River Ill. It is used by pleasure boats only....		Ill River Ill (France) The Ill is a river in Alsace, in north-eastern France. It is a left-side, or western tributary of the Rhine.It starts down from its source near the village of Winkel, in the Jura mountains, with a resurgence near Ligsdorf, turns around Ferrette on its east side, and then runs northward through...	Strasbourg Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...			2	1	NE
Rhone	Canal du Rhône au Rhin(North Branch)	Rhône–Rhine Canal		Strasbourg Strasbourg Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...	Rhin Rhin The Rhin is a 125 km long river in Brandenburg, Germany, right tributary to the river Havel. It flows through the city Neuruppin and several lakes. A few km downstream from Rhinow it flows into the Havel, approx. 20 km upstream from where the Havel meets the Elbe....	Rhinau Rhinau Rhinau is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.After a flood in 1541, 58% of its territory happen to be on the right bank of the Rhine river, in Germany. However the German part of Rhinau is not inhabited, it is a natural reserve, the Taubergiessen. A ferryboat...	36	13	NE
Rhone	Canal du Rhône au Rhin(South Branch)	Rhône–Rhine Canal	Saône Saône The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon....	Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...	Grand Canal d'Alsace Grand Canal d'Alsace The Grand Canal of Alsace is a canal in eastern France, channeling the Upper Rhine river. It is 50 kilometers long between Kembs and Vogelgrun, and provides access to the region from the Rhine River, Basel in Switzerland, and the North Sea for barges of up to 1,350 metric tons...	Niffer Niffer Niffer is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...	237.2	112	NE
Rhone	Haut Rhône Haut Rhône The Haut Rhône is a canal in eastern France. It joins Anglefort and Lyon. It is 140 km long with two locks....			Anglefort Anglefort Anglefort is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.-Population:-External links:*...		Lyon Lyon Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....	140	1	E
Rhone	Rhône River Rhône Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...			Lyon Lyon Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....		Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône Port-Saint-Louis-du-Rhône is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France.-History:The commune was created in 1904 from Arles and Fos-sur-Mer on which its history is dependent. The Saint-Louis channel was dug in 1871...	310	13	SE
Rhone	Liaison Rhône - Port de Bouc		Rhône Rhône Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...		Mediterranean Sea Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...	Port de Bouc	27	1	SE
Rhone	Canal du Rhône à Sète Canal du Rhône à Sète The Canal du Rhône à Sète is a canal in southern France, which connects the Étang de Thau in Sète to the Rhône River in Beaucaire, Gard. At the entrance to the Étang de Thau, the canal connects with the Canal du Midi....	Rhône-Sète Canal	Rhône Rhône Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...	Beaucaire	Etang de Thau Étang de Thau Étang de Thau or Bassin de Thau is the largest of a string of étangs that stretch along the Languedoc-Roussillon, French coast from the Rhône River to the foothills of the Pyrenees which form the border to Spain. It is the second largest lake in France.-Description:It is about 21 km long...		71	1	S
Rhone	Petit Rhone			Arles Arles Arles is a city and commune in the south of France, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture, in the former province of Provence....		Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer is the capital of the Camargue in the south of France. It is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department by the Mediterranean Sea. Population: 2,478...	59		S
Roanne	Canal de Roanne à Digoin Canal de Roanne à Digoin The Canal de Roanne à Digoin connects the Canal latéral à la Loire and Canal du Centre at Digoin to Roanne.-References:...		Canal latéral à la Loire Canal latéral à la Loire The Canal Latéral à la Loire was constructed between 1827 and 1838 to connect the Canal de Briare at Briare and the Canal du Centre at Digoin, a distance of 196 km. It replaced the use of the River Loire which had reliability problems arising from winter floods and summer droughts... and Canal du Centre Canal du Centre (France) The Canal du Centre, originally known as the Canal du Charollais, is a French canal running from Digoin, where it now joins the Canal latéral à la Loire, to the River Saône in Chalon-sur-Saône. It was opened in 1792 and made it possible for the first time for boat traffic to pass from the north of...	Digoin Digoin Digoin is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.The junction of the Canal du Centre and the Canal latéral à la Loire is near Digoin.-Geography:...		Roanne Roanne Roanne is a commune in the Loire department in central France.It is located northwest of Lyon on the Loire River.-Economy:...	55.6	10	C
Robine	Canal de la Robine		Canal du Midi Canal du Midi The is a long canal in Southern France . The canal connects the Garonne River to the on the Mediterranean and along with the Canal de Garonne forms the Canal des Deux Mers joining the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. The canal runs from the city of Toulouse down to the Étang de Thau...			Port la Nouvelle	67.3	13	S
Roubaix	Canal de Roubaix Canal de Roubaix The Canal de Roubaix is a canal in northern France. It joins the Deûle near Marquette-lez-Lille to a point near Roubaix. It is 20 km long with twelve locks.-See also:List of canals in France...		Deûle Deûle The Deûle is a river of northern France which is currently channeled for the main part of its course . The upstream part is still partly free-flowing and is known as the Souchez...	Marquette-lez-Lille		Roubaix Roubaix Roubaix is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is located between the cities of Lille and Tourcoing.The Gare de Roubaix railway station offers connections to Lille, Tourcoing, Antwerp, Ostend and Paris.-Culture:...	20	12	N
Saint-D	Canal Saint-Denis Canal Saint-Denis The Canal Saint-Denis is a canal in Paris that is in length. The canal connects the Canal de l'Ourcq, at a point north-northwest of the Bassin de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement, with the suburban municipalities of Saint-Denis and Aubervilliers in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis...	Saint-Denis Canal	Ourcq Canal and Canal Saint-Martin Canal Saint-Martin Canal Saint-Martin is a 4.5 km long canal in Paris. It connects the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine.-Geography:The entrance of the canal is a double lock near Place de Stalingrad. Then, towards the river Seine, the canal is bordered by the quai de Valmy on one side and the quai de Jemmapes on...	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...	Seine Seine The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...	Saint-Denis Saint-Denis Saint-Denis is a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Saint-Denis is a sous-préfecture of the Seine-Saint-Denis département, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Denis....	6.7	7	N
Saint-M	Canal Saint-Martin Canal Saint-Martin Canal Saint-Martin is a 4.5 km long canal in Paris. It connects the Canal de l'Ourcq to the river Seine.-Geography:The entrance of the canal is a double lock near Place de Stalingrad. Then, towards the river Seine, the canal is bordered by the quai de Valmy on one side and the quai de Jemmapes on...		Seine Seine The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...	Canal de l'Ourcq Canal de l'Ourcq The Canal de l'Ourcq is a 108.1 km long canal of the Paris Basin with 10 locks. It was built at a width of 3.2 m but was enlarged to 3.7 m , which permitted use by more pleasure boats... and Saint-Denis Canal	Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...	4.6	9	N
Saint-Q	Canal de Saint-Quentin Canal de Saint-Quentin The Canal de Saint-Quentin is a canal in northern France connecting the canalised Escaut River in Cambrai to the Canal latéral à l'Oise and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in Chauny-History:...	Saint-Quentin Canal	Canal latéral à l'Oise Canal latéral à l'Oise The Canal latéral à l'Oise is a canal in northern France that, along with the River Oise, connects the Canal de Saint-Quentin at Chauny to the Seine at Conflans-Sainte-Honorine.... and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne 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...	Chauny Chauny Chauny is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Geography:Built on the banks of the Oise and the Saint-Quentin canal, the town still retains its port to this day...	Scheldt Scheldt The Scheldt is a 350 km long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands...	Cambrai Cambrai Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Cambrai is the seat of an archdiocese whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the shire of Brabant, included...	92.6	35	N
Sambre	Sambre River Sambre The Sambre is a river in northern France and Wallonia, southern Belgium, left tributary of the Meuse River. The ancient Romans called the river Sabis.-Course:...			Landrecies Landrecies Landrecies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is the site of a skirmish between the British I Corps under Douglas Haig and the German Fifth Army on 25 August 1914.-Heraldry:-People:...		Jeumont Jeumont Jeumont is a commune lying on the Belgian border, located in the Maubeuge-Nord canton department in northern France.-Heraldry:-References:*...	54.3	9	N
Sambre	Canal de la Sambre a l'Oise	Sambre-Oise Canal Sambre-Oise Canal The Sambre-Oise Canal is located in northern France. It forms a connection between the river Sambre at Landrecies and the Oise at Tergnier. The canal is 71 km long, and has 38 locks...	Canal de Saint-Quentin Canal de Saint-Quentin The Canal de Saint-Quentin is a canal in northern France connecting the canalised Escaut River in Cambrai to the Canal latéral à l'Oise and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in Chauny-History:...	La Fere La Fère La Fère is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in France.-Population:-References:*...	Sambre Sambre The Sambre is a river in northern France and Wallonia, southern Belgium, left tributary of the Meuse River. The ancient Romans called the river Sabis.-Course:...	Landrecies Landrecies Landrecies is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.It is the site of a skirmish between the British I Corps under Douglas Haig and the German Fifth Army on 25 August 1914.-Heraldry:-People:...	71.056	38	N
Saone	Petite Saône Petite Saône The Petite Saône is a canal in eastern France. It joins Corre to Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône. It is 158.7 km long with 19 locks....			Corre Corre Corre is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-Geography:The Côney flows southward through the middle of the commune, crosses the village, then flows into the Saône, which forms most of the commune's south-western border.-References:*...		Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...	158.7	19	E
Saone	Basse Saône Basse Saône The Basse Saône is a canal in eastern France. It joins Lyon to Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône. It is 213 km long with 5 locks....			Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône Saint-Symphorien-sur-Saône is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...		Lyon Lyon Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....	213	5	E
Sarre	Canal des houillères de la Sarre Canal des houillères de la Sarre The Canal des houillères de la Sarre connects the Canal de la Marne au Rhin in Gondrexange to the Saar River in Sarreguemines in northeastern France. -External links:* * -References:...	Canal de la Sarre	Canal de la Marne au Rhin	Gondrexange Gondrexange Gondrexange is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.-See also:Communes of the Moselle departmentParc naturel régional de Lorraine...	Saar	Sarreguemines Sarreguemines Sarreguemines is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France.It is the seat of an arrondissement.-Geography:...	65	29	NE
Sarthe	Sarthe River			Angers Angers Angers is the main city in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France about south-west of Paris. Angers is located in the French region known by its pre-revolutionary, provincial name, Anjou, and its inhabitants are called Angevins....		Le Mans Le Mans Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux...	130.3	20	W
Savieres	Canal de Savières Canal de Savières The Canal de Savières is a canal in western France. It joins Lac du Bourget to Savières. It is 4.2 km long with 1 lock.-See also:List of canals in France...		Lac du Bourget Lac du Bourget The lac du Bourget is a lake in the Savoie department of France. It is the largest and the deepest lake located entirely within France. The most important town on its shore is Aix-les-Bains. Chambéry, the capital of Savoie, lies about 10 km south of the lake. The lake is named after the town Le...			Savières Savières Savières is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France.-Population:-References:*...	4.2	1	N
Scarpe	Scarpe inférieure Scarpe inférieure The Scarpe inférieure is a canal in northern France. It joins Douai to Mortagne-du-Nord. It is 36.2 km long with 6 locks.-See also:List of canals in France...			Douai Douai -Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...		Mortagne-du-Nord Mortagne-du-Nord -References:*...	36.2	6	N
Scarpe	Scarpe supérieure Scarpe supérieure The Scarpe supérieure is a canal in northern France. It joins Arras to Corbehem. It is 23.1 km long with 9 locks.-See also:List of canals in France...			Arras		Corbehem Corbehem Corbehem is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming and light industrial village located 17 miles northeast of Arras on the D45 road...	23.1	9	N
Seille	Seille Seille (Saône) The Seille is a river originating in the Jura mountains in France. It is a left tributary of the Saône, joining it in the commune of La Truchère, in Saône-et-Loire. It is 100 km long....			La Truchère La Truchère La Truchère is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.-References:*...		Louhans Louhans Louhans is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.Louhans is the capital of Bresse bourguignonne. The main street, dating from the eleventh century, is very typical with arches and stores all along...	39	4	E
Seine	Seine–Nord Europe Canal	Seine Nord Canal							N
Seine	Seine Maritime Seine The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...		English Channel English Channel The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...	Le Havre Le Havre Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...		Rouen Rouen Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...	105.7	0	NW
Seine	Canal de la Haute-Seine Canal de la Haute-Seine The Canal de la Haute-Seine, also known as Upper Seine Canal is a canal in central France. It joins Paris to Montereau-Fault-Yonne. It is 101 km long with 8 locks.-See also:List of canals in France...	Upper Seine Canal		Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...		Montereau-Fault-Yonne Montereau-Fault-Yonne Montereau-Fault-Yonne, or simply Montereau, is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Name:...	101	8	N
Seine	Basse Seine Seine The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...			Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...		Rouen Rouen Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...	242.4	6	N
Seine	Petite Seine Seine The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...			Marcilly-sur-Seine Marcilly-sur-Seine Marcilly-sur-Seine is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Marne department...		Montereau Montereau Montereau is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France....	67.6	11	N
Sensee	Canal de la Sensée	Sensée Canal	Scheldt Scheldt The Scheldt is a 350 km long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands...	Hordain Hordain -References:*...	Deûle Deûle The Deûle is a river of northern France which is currently channeled for the main part of its course . The upstream part is still partly free-flowing and is known as the Souchez...	Douai Douai -Main sights:Douai's ornate Gothic style belfry was begun in 1380, on the site of an earlier tower. The 80 m high structure includes an impressive carillon, consisting of 62 bells spanning 5 octaves. The originals, some dating from 1391 were removed in 1917 during World War I by the occupying...	25		N
Seudre	Seudre River Seudre The Seudre is a river in the Charente-Maritime département, southwestern France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is near Saint-Genis-de-Saintonge. It flows northwest through Saint-André-de-Lidon, Saujon and La Tremblade. It flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Marennes...			Saujon Saujon Saujon is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...			18		W
Sevre	Sèvre Nantaise River Sèvre Nantaise The Sèvre Nantaise is a river in western France, left tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres département, near Secondigny.It flows through the following départements and towns:*Deux-Sèvres: Moncoutant, La Forêt-sur-Sèvre...		Loire Loire (river) The Loire is the longest river in France. With a length of , it drains an area of , which represents more than a fifth of France's land area. It is the 170th longest river in the world...	Nantes Nantes Nantes is a city in western France, located on the Loire River, from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants....		Monnières Monnières, Loire-Atlantique Monnières is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.-See also:*Communes of the Loire-Atlantique department...	21.5	1	W
Sevre	Sèvre Niortaise River Sèvre Niortaise The Sèvre Niortaise is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. Its source is in the Deux-Sèvres département, near Sepvret, north of Melle.It flows through the following départements and towns:...			Niort Niort Niort is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department in western France.The Latin name of the city was Novioritum.The population of Niort is 60,486 and more than 137,000 people live in the urban area....	Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...	Charron Charron, Charente-Maritime Charron is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in the Poitou-Charentes region in southwestern France.-Population:-External links:* *...	72	8	W
Somme	Canal de la Somme Canal de la Somme The Canal de la Somme is a canal in northern France. Until 2005, it joined the English Channel at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme to the Canal de Saint-Quentin at St. Simon. The Somme River was canalized beginning in 1770. The 54 km section from St...		English Channel English Channel The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...	Saint-Valery-sur-Somme Saint-Valery-sur-Somme Saint-Valery-sur-Somme is a commune in the Somme department. The village is a popular tourist destination because of its medieval character and ramparts, Gothic church and long waterside boardwalk.-Geography:...	Canal de Saint-Quentin Canal de Saint-Quentin The Canal de Saint-Quentin is a canal in northern France connecting the canalised Escaut River in Cambrai to the Canal latéral à l'Oise and Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne in Chauny-History:...	Saint-Simon Saint-Simon, Aisne Saint-Simon is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.-Population:-References:*...	156.5	25	N
Tancarville	Canal de Tancarville Canal de Tancarville The Canal de Tancarville is a 25 km waterway in France connecting the English Channel at Le Havre to the Seine at Tancarville. -External links:* Places, ports and moorings on the canal.....		English Channel English Channel The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...	Le Havre Le Havre Le Havre is a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. It is situated in north-western France, on the right bank of the mouth of the river Seine on the English Channel. Le Havre is the most populous commune in the Haute-Normandie region, although the total...	Seine Seine The Seine is a -long river and an important commercial waterway within the Paris Basin in the north of France. It rises at Saint-Seine near Dijon in northeastern France in the Langres plateau, flowing through Paris and into the English Channel at Le Havre . It is navigable by ocean-going vessels...	Tancarville Tancarville Tancarville is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Upper Normandy region of northern France.-Geography:Tancarville is a farming village surrounded by woodland, by the banks of the river Seine in the Pays de Caux, some east of Le Havre and near the junction of the D39, D982 and D910...	25	2	NW
Vilaine	Vilaine River Vilaine The Vilaine is a river in Brittany, in the west of France. The river's source is in the Mayenne département , and flows out in the Atlantic Ocean at Pénestin in the Morbihan département . It is 218 km long...			Rennes Rennes Rennes is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France. Rennes is the capital of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department.-History:...		Pénestin Pénestin Pénestin is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.-Beaches:As Penestin lies on the coast, it boasts several beaches, the most popular of which are La Mine d'Or and Loscolo.-References:* * -External links:*...	137	13	W
Vosges	Canal des Vosges	Canal de l'Est Canal de l'Est The Canal de l'Est is a canal in northeastern France. It was built from 1874 to 1887 and has a total length of . It consists of two parts: a northern branch linking the Meuse River and the Moselle, and a southern branch linking the Moselle to the Saône... South Branch		Neuves-Maisons Neuves-Maisons Neuves-Maisons is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France....		Corre Corre Corre is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-Geography:The Côney flows southward through the middle of the commune, crosses the village, then flows into the Saône, which forms most of the commune's south-western border.-References:*...	121.5	93	NE
Yonne	Yonne River			Montereau Montereau-Fault-Yonne Montereau-Fault-Yonne, or simply Montereau, is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Name:...		Auxerre Auxerre Auxerre is a commune in the Bourgogne region in north-central France, between Paris and Dijon. It is the capital of the Yonne department.Auxerre's population today is about 45,000...	108	26	N

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