Sun 4 Apr 2004
Canal d’Ille et Rance
Posted by Ken Atherton under Daily Life, France
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As it turns out, St. Gregoire is located to the west of a canal called the Ille et Rance. The canal is part of an irrigation system that provides water to regional agriculture.
It also is a good place for a Sunday walk, and since today was a nice one, I took the opportunity to walk around my new town.
The canal system in Brittany is broken up by small, manually-operated locks. I passed by three of these devices on my trip today. Each one is accompanied by a small residence where the operator presumably lives.
At St. Gregoire, the canal widens significantly and divides. There is a lock located at this place, but because of the width, there is also a spillway. It makes for a pretty entrance to the village.
