Briare Canal, Briare

Name: Briare Canal
Address: Briare, France

#2 among attractions in Briare

Top attraction, Canal

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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. It is 57 kilometres long and is part of the Bourbonnais route from Saint-Mammès on the Seine to Chalon-sur-Saône on the Saône. ()

Local name: Canal de Briare Coordinates: 47°38'20"N, 2°43'46"E

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Briare Canal – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Briare aqueduct, Château de Gien, Étang de la Gazonne, Faïencerie de Gien.

0.6 miSE
Bridge
Briare aqueduct, Briare
16 min walk • 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.
5.5 miNW
Specialty museum, Museum, Forts and castles
Château de Gien, Gien
142 min walk • The Château de Gien is a historic manor in Gien, Loiret, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
6.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Étang de la Gazonne
177 min walk • Étang de la Gazonne, is a 29-hectare lake that provides water for the workings of the Canal de Briare. Hugues Cosnier, designer of the canal, planned a 3.25-mile-long waterway from the River Trezée to the Gazonne. The Gazonne acted as a reservoir.
6.1 miNW
Shopping, Arts and crafts, Museum
Faïencerie de Gien, Gien
156 min walk • The Faïencerie de Gien is a faience factory in Gien, France. It was founded in 1821 by Thomas Edme Hulm.
0.5 miNE
Museum, Forts and castles
Château de Trousse-Barrière
13 min walk • The Château de Trousse-Barrière is a historic manor in Briare, Loiret, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France.
3.7 miSE
Canal
Embranchement de Châtillon
95 min walk • The Embranchement de Châtillon is a branch of the Canal latéral à la Loire that connects to the Loire at Châtillon-sur-Loire.
1.5 miNE
Canal
Canal Henri IV
38 min walk • The Canal Henri IV is a section of the Canal de Briare that connects the Loire to the remainder of the Canal de Briare in Briare. It joins the Canal de Briare at the same point as the Canal latéral à la Loire.
0.4 miE
Church
Saint Stephen's Church, Briare
10 min walk • The church of Saint-Etienne de Briare is a church of Romanesque-Byzantine architectural style located in the commune of Briare, the Loiret department and the Centre-Val de Loire region.
7.2 miSE
Church
Saint-Aignan Church, Bonny-sur-Loire
185 min walk • The Saint-Aignan church is a French Catholic church located in Bonny-sur-Loire in the Loiret department and the Centre-Val de Loire region.
4.4 miNE
Church
St. Martin's Church
111 min walk • The Saint-Martin church is a Catholic church located in Ouzouer-sur-Trézée, France.
2.3 miW
Forts and castles
Domaine de Saint-Brisson, Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire
60 min walk • The castle of Saint-Brisson is a French castle located in Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire, in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.