SELF DRIVE RIVER BOAT RENTALS FROM Chatillon en Bazois
Feel free to visit the beautiful castle overlooking the canal, it is open to the public from mid July to late August. Chatillon en Bazois is the starting point for one-way cruises on the Canal du Nivernais to Digoin or oulanges sur Yonne.
The locks are automatic or electric and most are manned by lock keepers, except on the Canal du Nivernais and the Canal du Centre where some are manual. The locks are closed the 1st of May, the 14th of July and the 1rst of November.
During the season locks are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and are closed for lunch between 12:00-13:00 (1:00 p.m.).
Navigation on the Canal du Nivernais is currently suspended at Cercy la Tour (south of the Canal du Nivernais) until 15 June 2024 due to major maintenance work on a dam. As a result, if you are departing from Decize or Plagny, you can currently only cruise on the Canal Latéral à la Loire, and one-way cruises between Decize and Tannay or between Digoin and Châtillon en Bazois will only be possible for a departure after June 15th.
On the Canal du Nivernais, there is a ladder of 16 consecutive locks: l'échelle de Sardy.
Between Saint Jean de Losne and Mâcon, you must only stop at designated moorings, elsewhere you can moor anywhere along the banks in the heart of the countryside.
- SUPERMARCHE: Maxi Market in Chatillon
- Village of 1056 inhabitants in a region of culture and breeding. Paradise for fishermen. Any trade nearby.
- Road: From Paris, A6 motorway. Highway A77 Exit 36 - D981 - D978 / From Lyon, Highway A6 Exit Chalon sur Saone North - Chagny D978 - Autun - Castle Chinon
- Train: DECIZE (29 km) or NEVERS (41 km)
- Airport: Nevers - Fourchambault Airport (41 km)
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