The Canal latéral à l'Aisne () is a

canal Canals or artificial waterways are waterways or engineered channels built for drainage management (e.g. flood control and irrigation) or for conveyancing water transport vehicles (e.g. water taxi). They carry free, calm surface ...

in northern

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, which connects the Canal des Ardennes at Vieux-lès-Asfeld to the canalised river

Aisne Aisne ( , ; ; ) is a French departments of France, department in the Hauts-de-France region of northern France. It is named after the river Aisne (river), Aisne. In 2020, it had a population of 529,374. Geography The department borders No ...

at Condé-sur-Aisne. It is long, with 8 locks. It runs alongside the Aisne. It has junctions with the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne at Berry-au-Bac and with the

Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne The Canal de l'Oise à l'Aisne (, literally ''Canal of the Oise to the Aisne'') is a summit level canal in the Hauts-de-France region (northern France), formerly Picardy. It connects the Canal latéral à l'Aisne at Abbécourt to the Canal laté ...

in Bourg-et-Comin.

En route

Kilometre distances are given from east to west, and are continued along the canalised river

down to the junction with the river Oise at PK 108 * PK 0 Junction with Canal des Ardennes below the last lock of the latter, downstream from Vieux-lès-Asfeld *PK 10.5

Variscourt Variscourt is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Geography The commune is traversed by the river Suippe. Aguilcourt—Variscourt halt has rail connections to Reims and Laon. Politics and administrati ...

*PK 18.5 Berry-au-Bac junction, on the south side, with the Canal de l'Aisne à la Marne to

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*PK 38.5 Right junction with

in Bourg-et-Comin *PK 49

Vailly-sur-Aisne Vailly-sur-Aisne () is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintains a cemetery, Vailly British Cemetery, at Vailly-sur-Aisne. The town, derives its name from the A ...

*PK 51.5 at

Celles-sur-Aisne Celles-sur-Aisne (, literally ''Celles on Aisne'') is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aisne department The following is a list of the 796 communes in the ...

. Navigation continues in the canalised

to PK108 with 7 more locks

References

External links

River Aisne and Canal lateral à l'Aisne
navigation guide; places, ports and moorings on the canal, by the author of ''Inland Waterways of France'', Imray
Navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals
(French waterways website section) {{DEFAULTSORT:Canal Lateral A L'aisne

Canals opened in 1841