Self Drive river boat rental from Fontenoy-le-Château

This ancient fortified city, with its medieval atmosphere, is the starting point for one-way river cruises on the Saône towards Saint-Jean-De-Losne.

The locks are automatic or electric, most of them manned by lock keepers. Most locks are closed on 1st May and 1st November (and on 14th July on the Yonne river and the canal de Bourgogne).

Recommended experience for navigation on the Doubs.

From June 2025: Navigation is closed at Chagny on the Canal du Centre (between the Saint-Gilles lock and the Crissey lock) due to a leak. Works are required to secure the embankment. Navigation is expected to reopen in March 2026.

Between Saint Jean de Losne and Mâcon, docking at a pontoon or in a mandatory port. Otherwise you can moor on the banks, in the countryside.

At Fontenoy le Château you will find all the traditional shops and services:
Grocery Bakery Pharmacy Doctors
Taxi Bars
Restaurants (Cotant Mill -Close Inn -Le Camping -Arpero)
For the Tobacco Bureau Supermarket and Train Station, it will go to Bains les Bains (about 7km)

Tuesday morning

They can vary from place to place on the channel. Generally between 8 € and 20 € per night. In the in most cases this tax includes water and electricity.

Possible cruises

Fontenoy-le-Château
round trip

Cruise 7 of nights

cruising route Fontenoy-le-Château / Ray sur Saône / Fontenoy-le-Château

206 kms - 46 locks - 37 h of navigation

cruising route Fontenoy-le-Château / Epinal / Fontenoy-le-Château

84 kms - 90 locks - 29 h of navigation

River Cruise Fontenoy-le-Château / Scey/Saône / Fontenoy-le-Château

144 kms - 36 locks - 26 h of navigation

Fontenoy-le-Château
St Jean de Losne

Cruise 7 of nights

cruising route Fontenoy-le-Château / Gray / Saint Jean de Losne

212 kms - 34 locks - 35 h of navigation

Range Comfort 2 2

Caprice

-16%

€1,739 €1,469

From €245 / pers

Week of the 4/4/26 to 4/11/26

Max. people : 6
Cabins : 2
Bathroom & Toilet : 2

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