Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne
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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
.
It is a summit level canal of Freycinet gauge connecting the valleys of the Marne
and the Saône
rivers.
It is the extension to the Saône of the former Canal de la Haute-Marne which it has incorporated.
224.191 kilometres long, it has 114 locks (71 on the Marne side and 43 on the Saône side) and two tunnels, Condes
which is 275 metres long and the tunnel on the summit level between Balesmes-sur-Marne
and Noidant-Chatenoy
, 4820 metres long, which runs almost exactly underneath the source of the Marne
.
The canal is fed by four reservoirs designed for that purpose: lac de Charmes, Lac de la Liez, lac de la Mouche,and Lac de la Vingeanne.
The canal was recently renamed "Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne" for the purpose of promoting tourism.
Skippers, meanwhile, called it the "canal d'Heuilley". This is in reference to Heuilley-Cotton
on its summit level, or Heuilley-sur-Saône
, where they believe it starts (when in fact its origin is a few metres, on the neighboring commune Maxilly-sur-Saône
. It is likely that this is the second option which is good. Indeed, it is a fairly standard process among mariners to name the channel where it starts. For example the channel Vire and Taute in Cotentin, was also called "canal des Ourmes" the name of its first lock, "les Ormes".
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...
and Maxilly-sur-Saône
Maxilly-sur-Saône
Maxilly-sur-Saône is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
.
It is a summit level canal of Freycinet gauge connecting the valleys of the Marne
Marne
Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the river Marne which flows through the department. The prefecture of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne...
and the 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....
rivers.
It is the extension to the Saône of the former Canal de la Haute-Marne which it has incorporated.
224.191 kilometres long, it has 114 locks (71 on the Marne side and 43 on the Saône side) and two tunnels, Condes
Condes
Condes may refer to:* Condes, Jura a commune in the French region of Franche-Comté* Condes, Haute-Marne, a commune in the French region of Champagne-Ardennes...
which is 275 metres long and the tunnel on the summit level between Balesmes-sur-Marne
Balesmes-sur-Marne
Balesmes-sur-Marne is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in Champagne-Ardenne region in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
and Noidant-Chatenoy
Noidant-Chatenoy
Noidant-Chatenoy is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France....
, 4820 metres long, which runs almost exactly underneath the source of the Marne
Marne
Marne is a department in north-eastern France named after the river Marne which flows through the department. The prefecture of Marne is Châlons-en-Champagne...
.
The canal is fed by four reservoirs designed for that purpose: lac de Charmes, Lac de la Liez, lac de la Mouche,and Lac de la Vingeanne.
- Altitude at Vitry-le-FrançoisVitry-le-FrançoisVitry-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...
: 104 m - Altitude at Maxilly-sur-SaôneMaxilly-sur-SaôneMaxilly-sur-Saône is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
: 187 m - Altitude of summit level: 345 m
History
Work begins on the extension of the old canal of the Haute-Marne in 1880, the canal opens in 1907.The canal was recently renamed "Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne" for the purpose of promoting tourism.
Skippers, meanwhile, called it the "canal d'Heuilley". This is in reference to Heuilley-Cotton
Heuilley-Cotton
Heuilley-Cotton is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France....
on its summit level, or Heuilley-sur-Saône
Heuilley-sur-Saône
Heuilley-sur-Saône is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
, where they believe it starts (when in fact its origin is a few metres, on the neighboring commune Maxilly-sur-Saône
Maxilly-sur-Saône
Maxilly-sur-Saône is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
. It is likely that this is the second option which is good. Indeed, it is a fairly standard process among mariners to name the channel where it starts. For example the channel Vire and Taute in Cotentin, was also called "canal des Ourmes" the name of its first lock, "les Ormes".
En route
- PK 0 Vitry-le-FrançoisVitry-le-FrançoisVitry-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...
- PK 25 Saint-DizierSaint-DizierSaint-Dizier is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.It has a population of 31,000 and is a subprefecture of the department...
- PK 57 Autigny-le-GrandAutigny-le-GrandAutigny-le-Grand is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in Champagne-Ardenne region in north-eastern France.-See also:*Communes of the Haute-Marne department...
- PK 72 DonjeuxDonjeux, Haute-MarneDonjeux is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France....
- PK 109.4 ChaumontChaumont, Haute-MarneChaumont is a commune of France, and the capital of the Haute-Marne department. , it has a of 24,039.The city stands on the Marne River and is situated on the railway linking Paris and Basel, which runs over a 52 m tall and 600 m long viaduct built in 1856.- History :Historically the...
- PK 152.5 summit
- PK 155-160 Balesmes tunnel
- PK 222.5 Maxilly-sur-SaôneMaxilly-sur-SaôneMaxilly-sur-Saône is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
- Ends with T junction into Petite SaônePetite SaôneThe 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....