The Rance Maritime is a canal in north western France. It joins
Saint Malo and
Dinan
Dinan (; ) is a walled Brittany, Breton town and a commune in France, commune in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in northwestern France. On 1 January 2018, the former commune of Léhon was merged into Dinan.
Geography
Inst ...
. It is 22.6 km long with two locks.
One set of locks, at the Saint Malo side, replaced the old gate type locks with revolutionary curves locks in 1952, where each lock pivots on one point and are easier to open and close.
"Curved Locks Open By rotating On Pivot."
''Popular Mechanics'', February 1952, p. 142.
See also
*List of canals in France
This is a list of the navigable canals and rivers in France. For reference purposes, all waterways are listed, including many that have been abandoned for navigation, mostly in the period 1925-1955, but some in later years. Although several source ...
References
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Canals in France