Briare Canal
The Briare Canal is one of the oldest canals in France. Its construction started in 1604. It was the first summit level canal in Europe that was built using pound locks, connecting the Rhone-Saône and Seine valleys.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: canal in France
- Address: Pont Henri IV, Briare, 45250
Places of Interest
Highlights include Église Saint-Étienne de Briare and Briare station.
Église Saint-Étienne de Briare
Church
Photo: Jackogamer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Étienne de Briare is a church.
Briare station
Railway station
Photo: Didier45430, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Briare station is a railway station in Briare, Centre-Val de Loire, France. The station is located on the Moret-Lyon railway. The station is served by Intercités services operated by SNCF between Paris and Nevers.
Briare aqueduct
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Briare and Saint-Firmin-sur-Loire.
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.
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.
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 6 km south of Briare Canal.
Briare Canal
- Categories: summit level canal and tourism
- Location: Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire, France, Europe
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Latitude
47.64005° or 47° 38′ 24″ northLongitude
2.73668° or 2° 44′ 12″ eastElevation
133 metres (436 feet)Open location code
8FV4JPRP+2MOpenStreetMap ID
node 12246166481OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Briare Canal” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Briareko ubidea”
- Catalan: “Canal de Briare”
- Cebuano: “Canal de Briare”
- Chinese: “布里亚尔运河”
- Chinese: “布里亞爾運河”
- Czech: “Canal de Briare”
- Dutch: “Briare Canal”
- Dutch: “Canal de Briare”
- French: “canal de Briare”
- French: “Canal de Briare”
- German: “Canal de Briare”
- Italian: “Canale di Briare”
- Japanese: “ブリアール運河”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Canal de Briare”
- Norwegian: “Canal de Briare”
- Russian: “Бриарский канал”
- Spanish: “Canal de Briare”
- Ukrainian: “Бріарський канал”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Les Magasins and Clos des Prés Gris.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centre Socio Culturel and Capitainerie de Briare.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Briare Canal”. Photo: Alvaro, CC BY-SA 3.0.