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The French network of waterways includes 100 canals and rivers, totaling over 8,000 kilometers. There are dozens of possible cruises, along a single canal or into other inter-connected waterways. Boats (within size limits) can pass through from the English Channel to the Med.

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EuroCanals Guide: Waterways of France
All-new and updated book version:

* Description of all navigable inland waterways in France

* Waterway details; length (km), draft, height, number of locks

* Description of local charts and where to get them

* Through-routes between the English Channel and the Med

* Buying a canal boat in France

* Self-Skippered Cruising; guide to all major hire-boat bases, with locations shown on maps

View sample pages and the contents of the book

This Guide is included in the EuroCanals Guides CD. Order the CD

Or you can Download any EuroCanals Guide individually as an Adobe PDF document, save it in your computer and print it if you wish. Click to download "Waterways of France"

Links to waterway authorities and associations:

VNF (Voies Navigable de France) - national waterway authority

Paris Canals (Mairie de Paris)

Rhone river (Compagnie Nationale du Rhone)

Brittany canals

Visit the EuroCanals website Canals and Rivers of Paris