Canal de Bergues
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Canal de Bergues | |
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The canal of Bergues, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
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Length | 8 km (5.0 mi) [1] |
Locks | 0 [1] |
Status | In service. |
Geography | |
Direction | North-south |
Start point | Dunkerque |
End point | Bergues |
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The Canal de Bergues is an 8 km long canal connecting Bergues and the ports at Dunkerque, in the Nord department, in northern France. It was built in the 16th century.
The canal was in use in the 9th century and rebuilt in the 18th is now a deadend at Bergues.[2]