Where is the Burgundy Canal ?

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The location of the Burgundy canal

The Burgundy canal is located in central eastern France, the French call this canal, "Le Canal de Bourgogne".

The canal spans across the two eastern counties (departements) of the Yonne and the Cote d'Or for more than 200 kilometers, winding it's way through small towns, villages and valleys. The most important city along the canal is Dijon.

Travel to to the canal via road is fairly easy, with nearby autoroutes from Mulhouse, Lyon, Paris, Reims. TGV access to Dijon and Montbard, from Paris, Lausanne, Geneva.

The map below outlines the region of Burgundy and shows the canal crossing the region from the north-west to the south-east..

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