Canal d'Ille et Rance
The Canal d'Ille et Rance is a broad canal and is part of the Waterways of Mainland Europe. It runs for 85.01 kilometres through 48 locks from Pont de la Route de Lyvet (where it joins the La Rance) to Rennes (where it joins the Vilaine).
The maximum dimensions for a boat to be able to travel on the waterway are 26.50 metres long and 4.50 metres wide. The maximum headroom is 0.76 metres. The maximum draught is 0.34 metres.
Notable features of the waterway include: Hédé-Bazouges
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Pont de la Route de Lyvet | ||
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Ecluse 48 du Châtelier North is tidal from here |
0.02 kilometres | 0 locks |
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Port of Lyvet Marina | 0.31 kilometres | 1 lock |
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Ecluse 47 de Léhon | 7.90 kilometres | 1 lock |
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Ecluse 46 de Pont-Perrin | 10.57 kilometres | 2 locks |
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Ecluse 45 de Boutron | 12.89 kilometres | 3 locks |
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Ecluse 44 du Mottay | 14.79 kilometres | 4 locks |
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Ecluse 43 de la Roche | 16.99 kilometres | 5 locks |
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Ecluse 42 des Évran | 18.37 kilometres | 6 locks |
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Ecluse 41 des Islots | 22.38 kilometres | 7 locks |
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Ecluse 40 de la Butte Jacquette | 23.88 kilometres | 8 locks |
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Ecluse 39 du Gascet | 24.24 kilometres | 9 locks |
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Ecluse 38 de Couadan | 28.21 kilometres | 10 locks |
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Ecluse 37 de Calaudry | 30.19 kilometres | 11 locks |
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Ecluse 36 de Pont Houitte | 34 kilometres | 12 locks |
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Ecluse 35 de Gué Noëllan | 34.90 kilometres | 13 locks |
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Ecluse 34 de la Gromillais | 35.95 kilometres | 14 locks |
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Ecluse 33 de Tinteniac | 37.71 kilometres | 15 locks |
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Ecluse 32 de la Moucherie | 39.45 kilometres | 16 locks |
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Ecluse 31 de la Dialais | 41.29 kilometres | 17 locks |
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Ecluse 30 de la Guéhardière | 41.61 kilometres | 18 locks |
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Ecluse 29 de la Petite Madeleine | 41.86 kilometres | 19 locks |
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Ecluse 28 de la Madeleine | 42.10 kilometres | 20 locks |
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Ecluse 27 de la Jaunaie | 42.29 kilometres | 21 locks |
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Ecluse 26 Hédé | 42.48 kilometres | 22 locks |
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Ecluse 25 de la Parfraire | 42.67 kilometres | 23 locks |
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Ecluse 24 de la Charronnerie | 42.87 kilometres | 24 locks |
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Ecluse 23 de la Pêchetière | 43.06 kilometres | 25 locks |
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Ecluse 22 Malabrie | 43.26 kilometres | 26 locks |
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Ecluse 21 de la Ségerie | 43.45 kilometres | 27 locks |
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Le Bois Maigne | 45.17 kilometres | 28 locks |
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Ecluse 20 de Villemorin | 50.56 kilometres | 28 locks |
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Ecluse 19 de Cours Gallais | 51.28 kilometres | 29 locks |
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Chanclin Lock 18 |
51.99 kilometres | 30 locks |
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Ecluse 17 de Lengager | 52.77 kilometres | 31 locks |
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Ecluse 16 de Haute-Roche | 53.75 kilometres | 32 locks |
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Ecluse 15 d'Ille | 54.34 kilometres | 33 locks |
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Ecluse 14 du Dialay | 56.71 kilometres | 34 locks |
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Ecluse 13 de St-Médard-sur l'Ille | 57.56 kilometres | 35 locks |
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Ecluse 12 de Bouessay | 60.04 kilometres | 36 locks |
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Ecluse 11 de St-Germain-sur l'Ille | 60.95 kilometres | 37 locks |
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Ecluse 10 de Fresnay | 63.01 kilometres | 38 locks |
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Ecluse 9 des Cours | 64.44 kilometres | 39 locks |
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Ecluse 8 de Grugedaine | 66.80 kilometres | 40 locks |
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Ecluse 7 des Brosses | 69.12 kilometres | 41 locks |
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Ecluse 6 du Haut-Chalet | 72.30 kilometres | 42 locks |
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Ecluse 5 du Gacet | 75.01 kilometres | 43 locks |
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Ecluse 4 de Charbonnière | 77.71 kilometres | 44 locks |
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Ecluse 3 de Saint-Grégoire | 79.33 kilometres | 45 locks |
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Ecluse 2 de Saint-Martin | 83.58 kilometres | 46 locks |
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Ecluse 1 du Mail | 84.91 kilometres | 47 locks |
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Rennes | 85.01 kilometres | 48 locks |

