Canal d'Ille-et-Rance

Canal d'Ille-et-Rance

The Ille et Rance Canal in Chevaigné
Specifications
Length 79 km (49 mi) [1]
Locks 47 [1][2]
History
Construction began 1804
Date of first use 1832
Geography
Direction North/South
Start point Vilaine at Rennes [1]
End point Dinan [1]

The Canal d'Ille-et-Rance is a 79 km (49 mi) canal in northwestern France connecting Dinan to the Vilaine at Rennes in western France.[2] It takes its name from the rivers Ille and Rance.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Jefferson, David (2009). Through the French Canals. Adlard Coles Nautical. p. 275. ISBN 978-1-4081-0381-4.
  2. 1 2 Vois Navigables France Itinéraires Fluviaux. Editions De L'Ecluse. 2009. ISBN 978-2-916919-21-8.
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Coordinates: 48°06′38″N 1°41′09″W / 48.1106°N 1.6858°W / 48.1106; -1.6858

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