Ourcq Canal

The Canal de l'Ourcq is a 108.1 km long canal in the Île-de-France region with 10 locks. It was built at a width of 3.20 m but was enlarged to 3.7 m, which permitted use by more pleasure boats.
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal
  • Also known as: “Canal de l’ourcq”, “Canal de l’Ourcq”, “Canal De L’Ourcq”, “Kanál Ourcq”, “Канал Урк”, and “루르크 운하”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ruins of Bastille and Opéra Bastille.

Castle
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The Bastille was a medieval fortress in , known as the Bastille Saint-Antoine.

Theater building
The is a modern opera house in the , France.

Marina
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The Bassin de l'Arsenal is a boat basin in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Le Village Saint-Paul and Faubourg Saint-Antoine.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Suburb
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The was one of the traditional suburbs of , France.

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The 4th is a good chunk of what used to be medieval…

Ourcq Canal

Latitude
48.85° or 48° 51′ north
Longitude
2.36667° or 2° 22′ east
Elevation
46 metres (151 feet)
Open location code
8FW4R9X8+XM
Geo­Names ID
2988986
Wiki­data ID
Q1032646
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Ourcq Canal” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قناة أورك”
  • Catalan: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Cebuano: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Chinese: “乌尔克河运河”
  • Chinese: “烏爾克河運河”
  • Czech: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Danish: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Dutch: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قناة اورك”
  • Esperanto: “Kanalo de Ourcq”
  • Estonian: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Finnish: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • French: “canal de l’Ourcq”
  • French: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • German: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Hebrew: “תעלת האורק”
  • Indonesian: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Indonesian: “Terusan de l’Ourcq”
  • Italian: “Canale dell’Ourcq”
  • Japanese: “ウルク運河”
  • Korean: “우르크 운하”
  • Lombard: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Luxembourgish: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Malay: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Norwegian: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Russian: “Урк”
  • Russian: “Уркский канал”
  • Slovenian: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Spanish: “Canal de l’Ourcq”
  • Tajik: “Урк (канал)”
  • Tajik: “Урк”
  • Turkish: “Ourcq Kanalı”
  • Ukrainian: “Урк”
  • Ukrainian: “Уркський канал”
  • Urdu: “نہر اورک”
  • Western Panjabi: “نہر اورک”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Quinze-Vingts and Bastille.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Couvent des Celestines and Le Marceau Bastille.

Paris: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and La Défense.

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