Canal de Berry
The Canal de Berry (French pronunciation: [kanal də beʁi]) is a disused canal in France which links the Canal latéral à la Loire at Marseilles-lès-Aubigny with the Cher at Noyers rejoining the Loire near Tours. With a branch from Montluçon it provided 261 kilometres (162 mi) of canal with locks 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) wide from 1840 until its closure in 1955. There is now a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) operational segment with five locks between Selles-sur-Cher and Noyers-sur-Cher.
| Canal de Berry | |
|---|---|
The Canal de Berry in Saint-Amand-Montrond | |
| Specifications | |
| Status | Closed except for 15km operational segment with 5 locks between Selles-sur-Cher and Noyers-sur-Cher |
| History | |
| Principal engineer | Joseph-Michel Dutens |
| Date approved | 1780 |
| Construction began | 1809 |
| Date completed | 1839 |
| Geography | |
| Start point | Cher at Noyers-sur-Cher |
| Beginning coordinates | 47.2680°N 1.3881°E |
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