Orléans Canal
The Canal d'Orléans connects the river Loire at Orléans to a junction with the Canal du Loing and the Canal de Briare in the village of Buges near Montargis.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Canal
- Description: canal
- Also known as: “Canal d’Orléans”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of Saint-Aignan, Orléans and Cathedral of the Holy Cross of Orléans.
Church of Saint-Aignan, Orléans
Church
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The Church of Saint-Aignan is a collegiate church in the Bourgogne quarter of Orléans on the north bank of the Loire, France. The church is dedicated to Anianus, a 5th-century bishop of Orléans, who, according to legend, persuaded Attila the Hun not to sack the city.
Cathedral of the Holy Cross of Orléans
Church
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Orléans Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of Orléans, France. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Orléans. Built on the ruins of a Roman temple from 1278 to 1329, the cathedral was partially destroyed in 1568 by the Huguenots during the French Wars of Religion and rebuilt in a Gothic style between 1601 and 1829.
Rue de Bourgogne
Commercial area
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Rue de Bourgogne is a commercial area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Orléans and Saint-Jean-le-Blanc.
Orléans
Orleans is the capital of the Centre-Val de Loire region of north-central France, located some 120 km south-west of the French capital, Paris. The city has just above 100,000 citizens, with a total of 400,000 in the metropolitan area.
Saint-Jean-le-Blanc
Village
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Saint-Jean-le-Blanc is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Fleury-les-Aubrais
Town
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Fleury-les-Aubrais is a commune in the Loiret department, Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is a northern suburb of Orléans. As a part of German-occupied France, its railway station was destroyed in 1944 by the Combined Bomber Offensive. Fleury-les-Aubrais is situated 3½ km north of Orléans Canal.
Orléans Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Orléans Canal” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قناة اورليانز”
- Arabic: “ممر أورليانزر المائي”
- Catalan: “Canal d’Orleans”
- Cebuano: “Canal d’Orléans”
- Chinese: “奥尔良运河”
- Dutch: “Canal d’Orleans”
- Dutch: “Canal d’Orléans”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ممر اورليانزر المائى”
- French: “Canal d’Orleans”
- French: “canal d’Orléans”
- French: “Canal d’Orléans”
- German: “Canal d’Orleans”
- German: “Canal d’Orléans”
- German: “Orleans-Kanal”
- German: “Orléans-Kanal”
- Spanish: “Canal de Orleans”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saint-Jean-le-Blanc and Place du Martroi.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Église Cathédrale D’Orléans and Place de l’Étape.
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