SELF DRIVE RIVER BOAT RENTALS 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.
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Best current offers for the destination Fontenoy-le-Château
From €450 / pers
Week of the 8/23/25 to 8/30/25
- Max. people : 9
- Cabins : 4
- Bathroom & Toilet : 4
Two steering positions
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
Continuous 220V electricity
Air cooler
Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV
Microwave
Electric toilets
From €450 / pers
Week of the 8/22/25 to 8/29/25
- Max. people : 9
- Cabins : 4
- Bathroom & Toilet : 4
Two steering positions
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
Continuous 220V electricity
Air cooler
Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV
Microwave
Electric toilets
From €234 / pers
Week of the 8/2/25 to 8/9/25
- Max. people : 10
- Cabins : 4
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions
220 V converter
220V socket
Electric toilets
From €282 / pers
Week of the 8/16/25 to 8/23/25
- Max. people : 8
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions
Bow thruster
220 V converter
220V socket
Electric toilets
From €586 / pers
Week of the 8/16/25 to 8/23/25
- Max. people : 5
- Cabins : 2
- Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
Continuous 220V electricity
Air cooler
Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV
Microwave
Electric toilets
From €454 / pers
Week of the 8/16/25 to 8/23/25
- Max. people : 9
- Cabins : 4
- Bathroom & Toilet : 4
Two steering positions
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
Continuous 220V electricity
Air cooler
Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV
Microwave
Electric toilets
From €348 / pers
Week of the 8/25/25 to 9/1/25
- Max. people : 6
- Cabins : 2
- Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions
220 V converter
220V socket
Electric toilets
From €235 / pers
Week of the 8/4/25 to 8/11/25
- Max. people : 10
- Cabins : 4
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions
220 V converter
220V socket
Electric toilets
From €336 / pers
Week of the 8/18/25 to 8/25/25
- Max. people : 6
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions
220 V converter
220V socket
Electric toilets
From €330 / pers
Week of the 8/25/25 to 9/1/25
- Max. people : 6
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions
220 V converter
220V socket
Electric toilets
From €330 / pers
Week of the 8/27/25 to 9/3/25
- Max. people : 6
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions
220 V converter
220V socket
Electric toilets
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Week of the 8/11/25 to 8/18/25
- Max. people : 6
- Cabins : 2
- Bathroom & Toilet : 1
Two steering positions
Bow thruster
220 V converter
220V socket
Electric toilets
From €368 / pers
Week of the 8/11/25 to 8/18/25
- Max. people : 6
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions
Bow thruster
220 V converter
Air cooler
Microwave
220V socket
Electric toilets
From €231 / pers
Week of the 8/11/25 to 8/18/25
- Max. people : 10
- Cabins : 4
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions
220 V converter
220V socket
Electric toilets
From €430 / pers
Week of the 8/11/25 to 8/18/25
- Max. people : 9
- Cabins : 4
- Bathroom & Toilet : 4
Two steering positions
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
Continuous 220V electricity
Air-Conditioning
Bimini Top
Microwave
Electric toilets
From €236 / pers
Week of the 8/6/25 to 8/13/25
- Max. people : 10
- Cabins : 4
- Bathroom & Toilet : 3
Two steering positions
220 V converter
220V socket
Electric toilets
From €335 / pers
Week of the 8/6/25 to 8/13/25
- Max. people : 8
- Cabins : 3
- Bathroom & Toilet : 2
Two steering positions
Bow thruster
220 V converter
220V socket
Electric toilets
From €453 / pers
Week of the 8/18/25 to 8/25/25
- Max. people : 9
- Cabins : 4
- Bathroom & Toilet : 4
Two steering positions
Bow and Stern Thruster
Plancha
Continuous 220V electricity
Air cooler
Bimini Top
Flat-screen TV
Microwave
Electric toilets
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