Canal des Houillères de la Sarre

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The Canal des Houillères de la Sarre is a French navigable waterway built primarily to transport coal, linking the Saar region to the broader canal network.

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Canal des Houillères de la Sarre canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canal
navigable waterway
connectsTo Canal de la Marne au Rhin NERFINISHED
French inland waterway network
Saar River NERFINISHED
constructionStart mid-19th century
country France
currentUse inland navigation
recreational boating
endPoint Gondrexange NERFINISHED
feedsFrom Sarre River NERFINISHED
feedsInto Étang de Gondrexange NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Saar Coal Canal NERFINISHED
hasBasin Étang de Mittersheim NERFINISHED
Étang du Stock NERFINISHED
hasBridge multiple road bridges
hasLock multiple canal locks
hasTowpath yes
historicalSignificance facilitated industrial development of Saar coal region
historicalUse transport of coal from Saar mines
length approximately 63 km
locatedIn Grand Est NERFINISHED
Moselle department NERFINISHED
Saar coalfield region NERFINISHED
locatedInBasin Rhine river basin
locatedNear German border
managedBy Voies navigables de France NERFINISHED
navigableFor pleasure craft
small commercial vessels
navigationClass Freycinet gauge
openingDate 1866
partOf French canal network
passesThrough Harskirchen NERFINISHED
Mittersheim NERFINISHED
Sarralbe NERFINISHED
Xouaxange NERFINISHED
primaryPurpose coal transport
regionServed Lorraine NERFINISHED
Sarre coal basin NERFINISHED
startPoint Sarreinsming NERFINISHED
status open
usedFor angling
cycling along towpath
tourism
waterwayType artificial canal

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Saar River hasCanalConnection Canal des Houillères de la Sarre