SELF DRIVE RIVER BOAT RENTALS FROM Coulanges
This small town in the heart of the Nivernais Canal is the starting point for one-way cruises to Chatillon-En-Bazois.
The locks are automatic or electric and most are manned by lock-keepers.
The locks are closed the 1st of May and the 1st of November.
The locks are open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and are closed for lunch between 12 and 1 p.m..
On the Canal du Nivernais, there is a ladder of 16 consecutive locks: the locks of Sardy.
- From 22 July 2026: the Canal Latéral à la Loire is closed between La Besbre Lock (PK 29, near Dompierre-sur-Besbre) and Maimbray Lock (PK 182, near Belleville-sur-Loire) until April 2027 due to insufficient water resources.
- From 31 July 2026: the Canal du Centre is closed until further notice due to insufficient water resources.
- From 16 August 2026: the Briare Canal is closed until further notice due to insufficient water resources.
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.
- Nautical stop at the lock opposite the old restaurant.
- 8 to eight in Coulanges
- Train: Clamecy (8 km)
- Airport: Aerodrome Auxerre - Branches (44 km).
- Tuesday morning
Possible cruises
Mailly Le Château
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Mailly Le Château
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Mailly Le Château
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Mailly Le Château
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Gastronomy
Monument
Vineyard
Nature
Sports and leisure activities
River constructions
Mailly Le Château
Chatillon en Bazois
Nature
Sports and leisure activities
River constructions
Monument
Mailly Le Château
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