The friends of the "Canal Latéral à la Loire" wish you a pleasant ride on or along the "Canal Latéral"

Association Loi 1901 déclarée le 26/02/2001
J.O du 24/03/2001 sous le N° 1377
   

BRIARE

Department

 45

Post code

45250

Mairie :   

 Telephone

 02.38.31.20.08

 Fax

02.38.31.24.39

 Mail

 mairie-de-briare@wanadoo.fr

Web site

www.briare-le-canal.com

Tourism office:

Telephone 

02.38.31.24.51

fAX 

02.38.37.15.16

 Mail

 Tourisme.Briare@wanadoo.fr

Web site

http://briare.free.fr/fr/officetourisme.htm

Tourism:

The main sight in this town is the magnificent Canal-Bridge, designed by Léonce-Abel Mazoyer, witch is architecturally similar to the Alexander III bridge in Paris. The structure is 662 meters long and 11 meters wide.

  Two kilometers before entering the canal-bridge, on the right, you can see the junction of the old canal wich led to the River Loire and allowed boats to sail to Châtillon sur Loire. There, one took the canal which is now called the "Châtillon Branch", after crossing the Loire.

The "Châtillon branch" is open to navigation since 2003 again, for the boat to drow 80 cm and 1,20 m air draft. It is very beautiful ride to the Mantelot basin while passing by "l'étang" lock and " la folie" one.

- The church: dating from the end of 19th century, it contains wonderful examples of Briare enamel mosaic made by local craftsmen.

 The journey from Beaulieu to Briare along "the old canal"

 The journey from Beaulieu to Briare along the new canal

 

Town centre -Canal

Centre of town
Harbour authority

X 

 tel 06.08.95.03.20

 harbour

 X

 

Picnic area

X

Shady area

YES

Shipyard to commercial port

 X

 Firm

 Charmes nautiques

 Tel

 02.38.31.28.73
Exit for boat Slip Boat until 16-tonnes and draws 1 metres
Web site http:/www.charmes-nautiques.com

Facilities:                See harbour          

Quay Length Commercial harbour 80 m

Pleasure harbour

250m

 

Bollard

40

Landing stage

9 

 Slip

 2

 Parking

X 

water taps

 10

Electrical terminals

 9

Current

16A

Modifiable

 non
 

 Toilets

5

 Showers

 2

Washing machine

X

Tumble-drier

 X
 

Dustbins

X

Grey and black water

NO
  Daily  
Maintenance Weekly X

 

 Less frequently  

 

Leisure activities:

Playground

X 

 

 

Tennis 

 X

 

Swimming pool

 X

Picnic tables

 X

 

 

Information panel:

Map of the town

X

Tourist information

 X Trekking noticeboard

X

 

Problem

The cost of Landing is higher.
Plans Enlarging of the marina
Particularity

Commercial port on the canal

Access to the marina by 3 locks from "Cogniardière"
 


 

All the year round

Boat rental "Les Canalous" 03.85.53.76.74
"Charmes Nautiques" 02.38.31.28.73
Zeven Gebroeders 06.08.66.40.35
Meal/ride in boat Les Bateaux Touristiques 02.38.37.12.75
Les Bateaux Promenade Sail on "la Loire"on board of local boat 02.38.31.44.30

 Tourist train

 Come and from canal bridge 02.38.37.12.75
Station Location Loisirs Le rialto-Port de Plaisance Velo-4roues etc..
E-mail : stationlocation@AOL.com		 02.38.37.10.90 - 06.20.81.56.13
Héli*Espace Airfield of "Briare "(Chatillon station) 02.38.38.29.00 - 06.81.44.43.96
Harbour authority Former lock keeper house. Marina 06.08.95.03.20
Atelier "Les Reflets" Ceramics-Painting-Sculpture
Pottery class		 02.38.37.21.86 - 02.38.67.00.78
Eclats d'Art Mosaïque course 02.38.31.39.17 - 06.63.52.59.81
Museum "des Deux Marines et du Pont Canal" E-mail : maison-2-marines@wanadoo.fr 02.38.31.28.27
Museum "de la mosaïque et des Emaux" E-mail : musée.mosaique@wanadoo.fr 02.38.31.20.51

Dont't forget you can get useful information
at the Tourist information office

 

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