Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne
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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
.
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:...
which connects the Aisne
Aisne River
The Aisne is a river in northeastern France, left tributary of the river Oise. It gave its name to the French département Aisne. It was known in the Roman period as the Axona....
and the Marne
Marne River
The Marne is a river in France, a right tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris. It is long. The river gave its name to the départements of Haute-Marne, Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne....
valleys. It runs from Berry-au-Bac
Berry-au-Bac
Berry-au-Bac is a commune in the department of Aisne in Picardy in northern France.-References:*...
to 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...
, in northeastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It was completed in 1866 and rebuilt after being entirely destroyed during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.