Blavet
| Blavet | |
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 The Blavet in Pontivy | |
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| Native name | Le Blavet (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Brittany |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 47°42′32″N 3°22′5″W / 47.70889°N 3.36806°W |
| Length | 148.9 km (92.5 mi) |
The Blavet (French pronunciation:
The source of the Blavet is east of
Among its tributaries are the Ével and the Scorff.
History
The canalisation works were carried out by order of Napoleon in 1802 to provide access to the strategic military town of Pontivy. Like the entire Brittany canal network, its raison d’être was military defence in case of a naval blockade of the coast by the British Navy. Works began in 1804 and were completed in 1825.[2]
The waterway has little recreational traffic because of the large number of locks in the watershed section of the Nantes-Brest canal between Pontivy and Rohan, and the effective barrier of Guerlédan Dam to the west.[2]
See also
- Bretagne, Waterways Guide No. 1. Editions du Breil, ISBN
- Pont du Bonhomme
References
- .
- ^ ISBN 978-1-846230-14-1.
External links
- Canal du Blavet 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)
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