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Dordogne river photos8/28/2023 PK 49.5 Saint-Jean-de-Blaignac bridge, quay and village u/s l/b PK 56.1 Branne bridge, quay u/s l/b, village l/b PK 64.5 Slipway (Carré) r/b, poor condition PK 75.0 Libourne bridge, quay u/s and landing stage d/s r/b, slipway, town centre r/b PK 77.7 Fronsac quay and slipway, village r/b PK 85.6 Saint-Pardon quay and village l/b (access poor) PK 98.3 Pontoon, slipway l/b (Cavernes), water, electricity PK 101.9 Cubzac-les-Ponts bridge (Eiffel), pontoon capacity 16 boats, night €10, water, electricity, slipway, village 1500m r/b PK 110.6 Ambès pontoon capacity 8 boats, water, electricity, restaurant, slipway, village l/b PK 113.9 Bourg quay and slipway, village r/b, castle PK 117.0 Ambès oil terminal and refinery, industrial quays l/b PK 117.6 Confluence with the Gironde, Bec d’Ambès lighthouse l/b Restoration of Grand-Salvette lock in Bergerac, along with this canal, would open up navigation up to the spectacular Trémolat meander. These were finally bypassed by the remarkable Canal de Lalinde, with its triple staircase locks, built in 1838-1844. As well as mills and fish farming ponds, a serious obstacle throughout the 17th and 18th centuries was the series of rapids at La Gratusse, upstream of Bergerac. History – Plans to canalise the Dordogne were never completed. Pontoon moorings have been established at the more important towns and villages on the river. It is to be noted that the possibility of mooring at most of the ‘quays’ indicated in the distance table depends on the state of the tides. The distance from Saint-Pierre-d’Eyraud to the confluence with the Garonne is 118km. This is a free-flow navigation, with the difficulties that entails, down to Castillon-la-Bataille (PK 39). However, navigation is now impossible over the first 14km below the weir and officially begins at Saint-Pierre-d’Eyraud, 12km upstream of the small town of Sainte-Foy-la-Grande. Sailing along the Vézère will allow you to discover the remarkable sites along the river from a different angle.įrom Montignac, discover the Château de Losse, a jewel of the Renaissance, the village of Saint Léon sur Vézère classified as "Most Beautiful Villages in France", the majestic troglodytic city of La Roque Saint Christophe, the troglodytic village of La Madeleine, the cliffs of the Grotte du Grand-Roc, the villages of Les Eyzies, Le Bugue and Limeuil.įishermen will also find happiness here, the Vézère is a 2nd category river, the fish you may encounter are salmon, sea trout, shad, lamprey, pike, pike-perch, carp (difficult to catch but very beautiful specimens are regularly caught), perch, roach, bleak, catfish, eel.The Dordogne was formerly navigable from Bergerac weir to its confluence with the Garonne at Bec d’Ambès. To discover this narrow and wild river, there is nothing like a trip in a canoe or paddle. WHAT ACTIVITIES CAN YOU DO ON THE VÉZÈRE? The nature mixed with the historical heritage that you will find here will not leave you unmoved. This "watercourse in my hollow valley", according to its etymological roots, crosses landscapes each more attractive than the next. After having travelled more than 211 km, it ends its course in the Dordogne at Limeuil, classified as one of the " Most Beautiful Villages in France". It rises on the Millevaches plateau (887 metres above sea level) in the commune of Meymac, in the Massif Central in Corrèze. THE VÉZÈRE VALLEY IS ABOVE ALL A RIVER: THE VÉZÈRE.
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