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.

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

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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