Loire Lateral Canal
The Canal latéral à la Loire was constructed between 1827 and 1838 to connect the Canal de Briare at Briare and the Canal du Centre at Digoin, a distance of 196 kilometres.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in France
- Also known as: “Canal lateral a la Loire”, “Canal Lateral a la Loire”, and “Canal latéral à la Loire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Briare aqueduct and Église Saint-Firmin de Saint-Firmin-sur-Loire.
Briare aqueduct
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Briare Aqueduct in central France carries the Canal latéral à la Loire over the river Loire on its journey to the Seine. It replaced a river-level crossing from the canal to meet the Briare Canal that was hazardous in times of flood.
Église Saint-Firmin de Saint-Firmin-sur-Loire
Church
Photo: Croquant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Firmin de Saint-Firmin-sur-Loire is a church.
Église Saint-Étienne de Briare
Church
Photo: Jackogamer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Étienne de Briare is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Firmin-sur-Loire and Briare.
Saint-Firmin-sur-Loire
Village
Photo: Croquant, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Firmin-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Briare
Village
Photo: Alvaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Briare is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France, in the historical region of Puisaye. The composer and organist Henri Nibelle was born in Briare.
Châtillon-sur-Loire
Village
Photo: Roulex 45, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Châtillon-sur-Loire is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Châtillon-sur-Loire is situated 5 km south of Loire Lateral Canal.
Loire Lateral Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Loire Lateral Canal” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “قناة لا لوار الجانبية”
- Cebuano: “Canal Latéral à la Loire (kanal sa Pransiya)”
- Cebuano: “Canal Latéral à la Loire”
- Chinese: “卢瓦尔河旁侧运河”
- Dutch: “Canal lateral a la Loire”
- Dutch: “Canal latéral à la Loire”
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة لا لوار الجانبيه”
- French: “Canal lateral a la Loire”
- French: “canal latéral à la Loire”
- French: “Canal latéral à la loire”
- French: “Canal latéral à la Loire”
- French: “Canal Latéral À La Loire”
- German: “Canal latéral à la Loire”
- Russian: “Боковой канал Луары”
- Russian: “Обводный канал Луары”
- Spanish: “Canal lateral al Loira”
- Spanish: “Canal lateral del Loira”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saint-Firmin-sur-Loire and Le Vieux Canal.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Briare Canal and Monument à Jean-Félix Bapterosses.
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