Marans Canal
The Canal maritime de Marans à la mer is a canal on France's western shore that connects the Sèvre Niortaise in Marans to the Sèvre Niortaise in Charron.Photo: Tux-Man, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Canal
- Description: canal in France
- Also known as: “Canal de Marans”, “Canal de Marans à la Rochelle”, “Canal maritime de Marans a la mer”, and “Canal maritime de Marans à la mer”
Places of Interest
Highlights include La Rochelle station and Porte Maubec, La Rochelle.
La Rochelle station
Railway station
Photo: LPLT, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gare de La Rochelle is the main railway station serving La Rochelle. The station building, which includes a 45-metre-tall clock tower, was built in 1922 by Pierre Esquié for the CF de l'Etat replacing the older building.
Porte Maubec, La Rochelle
City gate
Photo: Piso17, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Porte Maubec, La Rochelle is a city gate.
Excelia Group
College
Excelia is a French Grande école, a specialized top-level institution of higher education. Created in 1988 as Groupe Sup de Co La Rochelle, it is a private non-profit organisation linked to the La Rochelle Chamber of Commerce and Industry and a member of the Conférence des Grandes Écoles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include La Rochelle and Saint-Xandre.
La Rochelle
Photo: Manchot, CC BY-SA 2.5.
La Rochelle is a city in Charente-Maritime on the Atlantic coast of France. It has a charming old town and harbour, and is often called "la ville blanche" for its limestone buildings: they're handsome in any weather, but brilliant when the sun shines down from a big blue Atlantic sky.
Saint-Xandre
Village
Photo: Jpbazard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Xandre is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France. Saint-Xandre is situated 6 km northeast of Marans Canal.
Salles-sur-Mer
Village
Photo: Bastien.pierre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salles-sur-Mer is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department, region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. Salles-sur-Mer is situated 9 km southeast of Marans Canal.
Marans Canal
- Category: body of water
- Location: Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Marans Canal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Marans Canal” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Canal maritime de Marans à la mer”
- Egyptian Arabic: “القناه البحريه من ماران الى البحر”
- French: “canal maritime de Marans à la mer”
- French: “Canal maritime de Marans à la mer”
- French: “Canal maritime du Brault”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Saint-Eloi and Tasdon.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Centre Hospitalier de La Rochelle and La Rochelle-Ville Railway Station.
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