Canal de Berry
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Canal de Berry is a historic French inland waterway in central France, once used for transporting goods and now largely serving recreational boating and tourism.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
canal
ⓘ
inland waterway ⓘ |
| closedToCommercialTraffic | 1955 ⓘ |
| connects |
Canal de Briare
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canal du Cher NERFINISHED ⓘ Canal latéral à la Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1808 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedBy | Louis de Cessart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endPoint | Tours NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsRiver | Cher River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerUse |
agricultural produce transport
ⓘ
coal transport ⓘ freight transport ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
cycling along towpaths
ⓘ
pleasure boating ⓘ walking and hiking ⓘ |
| hasBridgeType | aqueduct ⓘ |
| hasFeature | narrow-gauge locks ⓘ |
| hasOrganization | Association pour la Réouverture du Canal de Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSectionAbandoned |
Bourges branch
ⓘ
Montluçon–Saint-Amand-Montrond section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSectionNavigable |
Noyers-sur-Cher to Selles-sur-Cher
ⓘ
around Vierzon ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | regional industrial heritage ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1839 ⓘ |
| length | 261 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Centre-Val de Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ central France ⓘ |
| lockLength | 27.5 m ⓘ |
| lockWidth | 2.7 m ⓘ |
| maximumBoatBeam | 2.7 m ⓘ |
| maximumBoatLength | 27.5 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | historic province of Berry ⓘ |
| numberOfLocks | 96 ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1839 ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bourges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mehun-sur-Yèvre NERFINISHED ⓘ Montluçon NERFINISHED ⓘ Noyers-sur-Cher NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Amand-Montrond NERFINISHED ⓘ Vierzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
recreational boating
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| startPoint | Montluçon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
partly disused
ⓘ
partly navigable ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cher (department)