Saint-Florentin

Name: Saint-Florentin
Address: Saint-Florentin, FR

4.0Saint-Florentin, France

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Type: Harbour

Canal port on the canal de Bourgogne in Saint-Florentin, Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Guide

Approach and anchoring

Entered from the canal de Bourgogne at the junction with the Armançon. Locks of 38.5 m by 5.2 m on this section. No current on the canal itself, moderate flow in the Armançon after rain.

Practical

Quay moorings with water and electricity bollards. Fuel not available at the port. Capitainerie open in season. Shops, bakery and supermarket in Saint-Florentin town centre at about 600 m.

Ashore

Collegiate church of Saint-Florentin, late Gothic and Renaissance, on the hill above the town at 700 m from the port. Saint-Florentin cheese, a soft washed-rind cow's milk cheese, is produced locally and sold at the Saturday morning market. Towpath cycling along the canal on the Tour de Bourgogne à vélo route.

History

The canal de Bourgogne, linking the Yonne to the Saône, was completed in 1832 after more than 50 years of construction. Saint-Florentin stands at the junction of the canal with the Armançon valley.