Canal de Roanne à Digoin

The Canal de Roanne à Digoin connects the Canal latéral à la Loire and Canal du Centre at Digoin to Roanne.

Canal Roanne-Digoin location
Location of the Canal de Roanne à Digoin in relation to Canal lateral à la Loire and Canal du Centre
Canal de Roanne à Digoin
Specifications
Length55.6 km (34.5 mi)
Locks10
History
Current ownerVoies Navigables de France
Date approved1827
Construction began1831
Date completed1838
Geography
Start pointDigoin
End pointRoanne
Connects toCanal latéral à la Loire and Canal du Centre

History

This canal was needed to bypass the Loire, which offered inadequate navigable conditions, at the same time serving as a feeder to the Canal latéral à la Loire. The canal was conceded to the Compagnie Franco-Suisse, founded in 1827, and designed by engineer De Varaigne. Works started in 1831 and the canal was inaugurated in 1838. Modernisation to Freycinet standards was designed by engineer Léonce-Abel Mazoyer after the State bought back the canal from the concessionary in 1863. The canal was upgraded to Freycinet standard between 1891 and 1899. The water supply dam and reservoir was completed in 1905[1]

Development

The canal is now used only by private boats and some hire boats. Its development as a tourist asset for the region is actively promoted by the Association "Le Canal de Roanne à Digoin" set up in 2011.[2]

See also

References
  1. Berg, Charles. "Canal de Roanne à Digoin".
  2. "Festival itinérant : les Voix d'Eau de l'Été" (PDF).
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