Fains-Véel

Name: Fains-Véel
Address: FR

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Maximum draught: 1.6 m

Canal halt on the Canal de la Marne au Rhin near Bar-le-Duc, in the Meuse department.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Reached by the Canal de la Marne au Rhin, west of Bar-le-Duc. Maximum draught 1.6 m, standard Freycinet gauge. VNF-operated locks. Low bridges fix the air draught along the bief.

Practical

Mooring alongside the quay, free of charge. No fuel on site. Basic services only. Shops and bakery in Fains-Véel village at 500 m. Bar-le-Duc town centre at 3 km with all amenities and SNCF station.

Ashore

Towpath walk along the Ornain toward Bar-le-Duc, whose Ville Haute holds one of the largest Renaissance ensembles in Lorraine, including the Place Saint-Pierre and the church of Saint-Étienne with the transi statue by Ligier Richier.