Halte Pinon
- Type
- Harbour
Canal halt on the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne, in the village of Pinon in the Aisne department, between Chauny and the junction with the Canal latéral à l'Aisne.
Guide
Approach and anchoring
Reached via the Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne, Freycinet gauge, 38.5 m by 5.05 m maximum. The canal includes the Braye-en-Laonnois tunnel, 2365 m long, with alternating one-way traffic on schedule. VNF operates the locks.
Practical
Pontoon with a few berths alongside. Water point. No fuel on site. Bakery and a small grocery within the village, within 500 m.
Ashore
Chemin des Dames ridge lies 4 km south, with the Caverne du Dragon museum on the 1917 French offensive. Abbey of Vauclair ruins, a 12th century Cistercian foundation, 6 km east. Laon cathedral 18 km north-east.
History
The Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne was opened in 1890 to link the two rivers across the Chemin des Dames plateau. Pinon sits on the southern edge of a landscape shaped by the fighting of 1917 and 1918.
Key facts
- Type
- Harbour
- Coordinates
- 49.49978, 3.45004 (49°29.99'N 3°27.00'E)
- Town
- Pinon
- Country
- France
- Boaters' rating
- 2.0/5
- Updated
- July 7, 2026
Getting there
Halte Pinon lies at 49°29.99'N 3°27.00'E, that is 49.49978, 3.45004 in decimal degrees.
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