The Nantes–Brest canal (French: Canal de Nantes à Brest, French pronunciation: [kanal də nɑ̃t a bʁɛst]; Breton: Kanol Naoned-Brest) is a French canal which...
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is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. It lies at the confluence of the river Blavet and the Canal de Nantes à Brest...
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bays just south of Brest. The river is part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest, the navigation canal that once connected the city of Nantes on the Loire with...
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has been made navigable for small ships, and forms part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest. The rivers Aff, Arz and Ninian are among its tributaries. Sandre...
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Vilaine (category Rivers of Pays de la Loire)
the Canal d'Ille et Rance hence the Rance estuary, which enters the English Channel at Saint-Malo. In Redon it crosses the Canal de Nantes à Brest, giving...
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This is a list of the navigable canals and rivers in France. For reference purposes, all waterways are listed, including many that have been abandoned...
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Blavet (category Canals in France)
of the links in the Brittany canal system. It connects with the Canal de Nantes à Brest at Pontivy and runs to Hennebont, a distance of 60 km. From the...
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Canal de Nantes à Brest between locks 146 and 147. Chapelle N-D de Pitié (Mellionnec) Mellionnec - La Pitié Le canal de Nantes à Brest à Mellionnec Ecluse...
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Châteaubriant, Ancenis and Clisson. The castle stands on the side of the Nantes-Brest canal. It has 12 towers and covers an area of 4 hectares. The first castle...
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Monts d'Arrée and Montagne Noire. The town is built on a hill overlooking the Canal de Nantes à Brest, which is the canalized river Aulne. The bridge over...
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century with fill from construction of the Nantes–Brest canal. Nantes is built on the Armorican Massif, a range of weathered mountains which may be considered...
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is in a valley towards the center of Finistère on the River Aulne and the Canal de Nantes à Brest, mid-way between Quimper to the south and Brest to the...
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the French canals. He described these in a further series of books: his journeys on the Canal de Nantes à Brest are outlined in Through Brittany in "Charmina":...
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530. 1858 - Nantes-Brest canal opens. 1869 - Basilique Saint-Nicolas de Nantes [fr] (church) built. 1875 - Natural History Museum of Nantes opens. 1876...
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Lycée de Brest [fr] (school) founded. 1851 – Chamber of Commerce established. 1858 Nantes-Brest canal begins operating. Société académique de Brest [fr]...
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system constructed in Brittany was the Canal de Nantes à Brest, started in 1811 and completed in 1842. Although the canal could carry high volumes of freight...
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Saint-Germain v Nantes Lille v Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain v Metz Lens v Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain v Brest Strasbourg v Paris...
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links with the Canal de Nantes à Brest at Pontivy. There are extensive cycle / pedestrian paths along the riverbank. The famous statue Vénus de Quinipily is...
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northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains). The canal de Nantes à Brest, which is the canalized river Aulne, forms the commune's northern...
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northern slope of the Montagnes Noires (french, Black Mountains). The canal de Nantes à Brest, which is the canalized river Hyères, forms the commune's northern...
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village centre Coatcouraval castle The village hall The big trench (canal de Nantes à Brest) Communes of the Côtes-d'Armor department "Répertoire national...
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a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. Inhabitants of Crédin are called in French Crédinois. The canal de Nantes à...
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Paolieg; Gallo: Peilla) is a commune in the east of Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France. The canal de Nantes à Brest forms all of the commune's...
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Centrale de Nantes, or Centrale Nantes, is a grande école – a French engineering school – established in 1919 under the name of Institut Polytechnique de l'Ouest...
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Breton: Sant-Gravez) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in northwestern France. The canal de Nantes à Brest forms part of the commune's...
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Roscoff to Nantes and several major routes under the 'V' label (following signs V1, V2 etc.). The old tow-path of the Nantes-Brest canal is now open...
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near the Canal de Nantes à Brest and the forest of Gâvre. Bouvron is situated 36 km to the east of Saint-Nazaire and 49 km to the north of Nantes. The tradition...
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around three main routes: the Nantes-Brest canal, the Ille-et-Rance canal and the Vilaine, and along the Blavet, for a total of 675 km of navigable waterways...
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Intendant of Brittany (redirect from Intendance de Bretagne)
displaced to Nantes to remove it from the immediate influence of the parliament and the Estates General or their committees. The towns of Brest, Chateaubriand...
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Saint-Germain v Monaco Toulouse v Paris Saint-Germain Nantes v Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain v Brest Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain...
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