Noyé sur Sarthe

Name: Noyé sur Sarthe
Address: Noyen-sur-Sarthe, FR

3.9Noyen-sur-Sarthe, France

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Type: Harbour

River port on the Sarthe at Noyen-sur-Sarthe, between Le Mans and Sable-sur-Sarthe.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Approach by the Sarthe, classified navigable from Le Mans to the confluence with the Maine. Lock of Noyen immediately downstream of the port, manually operated in low season. Speed limit of 6 km/h in the lock reach.

Practical

Pontoon with water and electricity posts. Pump-out. Slipway for small craft. No fuel on the quay. Boat hire base for houseboats without licence in season.

Ashore

Village centre 300 m from the quay, bakery and small grocery on rue de la Gare. Restaurant at the lock house. Walking path on the former towpath along the river, connecting to Malicorne at 6 km downstream. Medieval church of Saint-Germain in the village, twelfth century bell tower.

History

The Sarthe was made navigable for commercial traffic in the nineteenth century to carry slate from the Angers basin and grain from the plain of the Maine. The lock of Noyen was rebuilt in 1838 to the standard Becquey gauge of 30 metres by 5.2 metres.