Mouillage

Canal d l'Est

FranceAlsace and Lorraine

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Shelter: N, NE, W, E, SW, S
Seabed: mud
Anchoring: Forbidden

Inland waterway section in the Vosges, Grand Est region. Anchoring is prohibited on the canal itself, mud bottom.

Pontoon
Beach

Guide

Approach and anchoring

The Canal de l'Est, now known as the Canal des Vosges on its southern branch, links the Moselle at Neuves-Maisons to the Saône at Corre. Locks operate under VNF schedule, generally 9h to 18h in season with a midday break. Air draught and beam are limited by the 38.5 m x 5.05 m Freycinet gauge.

Practical

No anchoring permitted in the fairway. Tie up at the designated halts only. Nomexy pontoon lies 3 NM to the north, and the waiting quay just before lock No. 9 is 3.8 NM to the south. Charmes nearby has shops, a doctor, a dentist and a pharmacy, but the first pontoon towards Charmes is heavily silted and cannot be entered. Water and electricity at some VNF halts, no fuel berth on this reach.

Key facts

Type: Anchorage
Coordinates: 48.26157, 6.41280 (48°15.69'N 6°24.77'E)
Country: France
Shelter: Sheltered from north, north-east, west, east, south-west, south winds
Seabed: mud
Anchoring: Forbidden
Services: Pontoon, Beach
Updated: October 15, 2026