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Ille-et-Rance Canal

The Canal d'Ille-et-Rance is a 79 km long canal in northwestern France connecting to the Vilaine at , thus forming part of the English Channel/Atlantic Ocean link which has long been used by yachtsmen, but has also become increasingly popular as a cruising waterway in its own right.
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  • Type: Canal
  • Description: canal
  • Also known as: “canal d’Ille-et-Rance”, “Rance River”, and “Renk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Château de Dinan and Chateau Léhon.

Museum
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The , also known as Dinan Castle, consists of a keep, in the town of , in the département of the region of France.

Castle
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is a castle.

Monastery
Photo: Rundvald, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dinan.

Photo: Tybo2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a walled Breton town and a commune in the department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Léhon was merged into .

Ille-et-Rance Canal

Latitude
48.44648° or 48° 26′ 47″ north
Longitude
-2.03782° or 2° 2′ 16″ west
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
Open location code
8CWVCXW6+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95682014
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­canal
Geo­Names ID
3012850
Wiki­data ID
Q1032694
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Satellite Map

Discover Ille-et-Rance Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Macedonian—“Ille-et-Rance Canal” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Kanol an Il hag ar Renk”
  • Catalan: “Canal d’Ille-et-Rance”
  • Cebuano: “Canal d’Ille et Rance”
  • Chinese: “伊勒-朗斯运河”
  • Chinese: “伊勒-朗斯運河”
  • Dutch: “canal d’Ille-et-Rance”
  • Dutch: “Canal d’Ille-et-Rance”
  • Dutch: “Ille en Rancekanaal”
  • Esperanto: “Kanalo inter Ille kaj Rance”
  • French: “canal d’Ille-et-Rance”
  • French: “Canal d’Ille-et-Rance”
  • French: “La Rance”
  • German: “canal d’Ille-et-Rance”
  • German: “Canal d’Ille-et-Rance”
  • Macedonian: “Канал Ил и Ранс”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Léhon and Beauvais.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cimetière du Jardin de la Croix and Manoir des Rochettes.

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