The Canal de la Sensée () is a canal in northern
France
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. The project was developed under Napoleon. In March 1806, the imperial government gave orders to build a canal which would link the
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and the
Escaut River ( en, Scheldt). The work was commenced under the direction of
Augustin Honnorez in June 1819 and the Sensée canal was opened to navigation in November 1820. At that time the boats were pulled by men or horses working for boat employers. Shortly after World War I 1914-1918, horses were replaced by tractors.
The Canal de la Sensée forms part of the
Canal Dunkerque-Escaut
The Dunkirk-Scheldt Canal is a 189 km long series of historic canals, and the canalised river Scheldt that were substantially rebuilt from the mid-1950s up to ca. 1980, with some new sections, from Dunkirk to the Belgian border at Mortagne-d ...
route.
See also
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Sensée River
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List of canals in France
This is a list of the navigable canals and rivers in France. For reference purposes, all waterways are listed, including many that have been abandoned for navigation, mostly in the period 1925-1955, but some in later years. Although several source ...
References
External links
Project Babel
* ttp://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/background/waterways.htm Map* ttp://www.tagweb.co.uk/french-waterways/liason-grand-gabarit.html Grand Gabarit guidePlaces, ports and moorings on the canal(s).
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Canals in France
Buildings and structures in Nord (French department)
Canals opened in 1820