Harbour

Port Langres

Maximum length: 49 ft
Maximum draught: 5 ft

Small canal port with 12 berths on the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne, at the foot of the fortified town of Langres in Haute-Marne.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Access by inland waterway only, from the Canal entre Champagne et Bourgogne. Max draught 1.7 m. Locks operated by VNF, check seasonal opening hours. Port is roughly 3 km downhill from the walled town itself.

Practical

12 berths, water and electricity on the pontoon, though power can be intermittent and other services are limited out of season. Berthing is inexpensive, around 10 euros a night. A snack bar operates by the quay and a supermarket is about a 15 minute walk, uphill on the way out and downhill back. Free parking near the mooring. Town of Langres on the plateau above, shuttle or taxi for the climb to the ramparts.

Ashore

Walled town of Langres with 3.5 km of ramparts and 12 towers, one of the 50 Villes d'Art et d'Histoire. Birthplace of Denis Diderot, Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot museum in town. Source of the Marne river at the Marne springs in the nearby forest at about 10 km.