Harbour

Asfeld

1.6Asfeld, France

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Maximum length: 98 ft

Six-berth village halt on the Canal des Ardennes, in the Aisne valley between Variscourt and Chateau-Porcien.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Canal des Ardennes, Freycinet gauge. No tidal issues. Slow speed required through the village reach.

Practical

Six berths along the quay, with a picnic table and a rubbish bin at the halt. Water point reported. No fuel on site. Bakery and small grocery in the village within walking distance.

Ashore

Eglise Saint-Didier d'Asfeld, a listed brick church built in 1683 in Italian baroque style on a viola-shaped plan, unique in France, at 300 m from the halt. Voie verte Trans-Ardennes passes along the canal.

History

Asfeld takes its name from Jean-Jacques de Mesmes, comte d'Avaux and later comte d'Asfeld, who commissioned the church of Saint-Didier in 1683 from the Dominican architect Francois Romain.