Discover the commitments behind the Canal
Find here the structural commitments of the Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe and the project partners.
Discover the commitments behind the Canal
Find here the structural commitments of the Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe and the project partners.
As it crosses the vast Artois plateaus, the Seine-Nord Europe Canal will leave its mark on the landscape. Its location and dimensions will establish it as a landmark, defining both the landscape and the identity of the region.
At the heart of this agricultural territory, the Seine-Nord Europe Canal will border the future inland port of Marquion-Cambrai and the transshipment quay of Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt, reinforcing the logistics vocation of the sector and its economic attractiveness, generating sustainable jobs, particularly for the agri-food industry.
The Seine-Nord Europe Canal cannot be discussed without mentioning the Canal du Nord. Opened to navigation in 1965 with a limited capacity due to a late 19th-century design , it remains the main waterway link between the Seine basin and northern France . It will be useful to the project, particularly for supplying the construction site, before being partially filled with excess materials from the CSNE excavations.
traveled by the Canal on the territory
and 1 Canal Bridge
28 km long as it crosses Artois and Cambrésis , the Seine-Nord Europe Canal will partly overlap with the route of the current Canal du Nord, between Ruyaulcourt and Havrincourt.
On the rest of its route, the Seine-Nord Europe Canal will follow a new route.
At Aubencheul-au-Bac, the Seine-Nord Europe Canal will connect to the large-gauge waterway network at the Sensée canal, allowing boats and river convoys to continue their journey towards Dunkirk, the Lille metropolitan area, Valenciennes and Belgium.
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Jean-Yves Dareaud
Director of the Artois-Cambrésis territory
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artois.cambresis@scsne.fr
