Breil Charts, Guides and Pilot Books

All the navigable rivers and canals in France

Breil folded map showing all the French waterways at the scale of 1/1 250 000. Technical details such as overall length, available draught and headroom are indicated. All the locks are also shown. The cartography is in colour and topographical features are illustrated. This map is essential for planning the best route across France or for researching cruising areas.

River Meuse – Meuse Canal (de l’Est) – Canal des Ardennes

Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2008 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

Marne au Rhin – Rhône au Rhin (north) – Moselle – Vosges – de l’Est – Sarre Canal – River Sarre to Sarrebrücken

The complete network of canals in Alsace-Lorraine. Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2008 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

Canal du Rhône au Rhin – Belfort branch canal – Canal de Huningue –
Grand Canal d’Alsace/Rhine (Niffer to Strasbourg)

Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

New 2013 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

There are as yet no Breil pilots for the northern Channel ports and canals, nor for the River Seine. See here for the Fluviacarte pilots.

River Somme from Saint-Valery to Ham.

Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2007 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

River Oise from Conflans-Sainte-Honorine to Compiègne.

Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2004 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

Paris – Parisian canals – Marne, Marne lateral – Aisne, l’Aisne à la Marne – Canal des Ardennes

The first section of the Marne/Champagne route, from Paris to Vitry. Plus the Aisne and Ardennes canals north of Paris, from Compiegne to Sedan and from Berry-au-Bac to Condé. Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2002 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

River Marne, Marne Lateral, Aisne à la Marne, Entre Champagne et Bourgogne

The complete Marne to Saone (Champagne) route, plus the Aisne-Marne canal that joins the route at Condé-sur-Marne. Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2011 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

River Saône (Corre to Lyon) – Seille – Marne à la Saône (southern) – Vosges – Doubs – Bourgogne (southern) – Centre – Rhône au Rhin (to Dole)

The southern section of the Marne/Champagne route from Langres to St-Jean-de-Losne, unfortunately with a part missing (from Vitry south to Langres). Plus the complete River Saone, the River Seille and adjacent parts of the Bourgogne, Centre and Rhone au Rhin. Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2011 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

Loing – Briare – Loire Lateral – Centre – Nivernais

The Bourbonnais route, from Fontainbleu-St-Mammes to Chalons-sur-Saône. Plus the Canal Roanne à Digoin and the Canal de Nivernais. Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2008 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

River Yonne – Canal de Bourgogne – Canal de Nivernais

Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2011 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

River Saône included in Breil guide 03 – Petit Rhone and Rhone à Sete in Breil guide 07

River Rhone – Petit Rhone – Canal de Bacarin (Arles) – Canal St Louis

Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2010 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

Petit Rhône – Rhône a Sete – Lez – Etang de Thau – Canal du Midi – Canal de Jonction/de la Robine – Canal de Garonne – Canal de Montech-Montauban.

The southern/south-western canal network from the Rhone through Toulouse to Castets-en-Dorthe. Including the Mediterranean canal ports of Grau du Roi, Grau d’Agde, Sete/Frontignan and Port la Nouvelle. Plus the side branch canals (but not the Lot or Baise). Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2011 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

River Garonne – Canal de Garonne – River Baise – River Lot (lower)

The Garonne/canal from Bordeaux to Toulouse, including the side branch rivers Baise and (lower) Lot, the Canal de Montech to Montauban and the River Tarn at Moissac. Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2008 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

River Lot (upper and lower sections)

Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2007 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

Gironde – Dordogne – L’Isle

The Atlantic Gironde estuary to Bordeaux, also including the Rivers Dordogne (to Branne/Castillon-la-Bataille) and l’Isle (to Laubardemont). Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2008 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

River Charente between Angoulême and the sea.

Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2012 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

River Sèvre to Niort, side branches, marais channels

Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2005 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

Sarthe – Mayenne – Oudon – Maine – Loire (Nantes to Bouchemaines).

The western Loire network of rivers. Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2011 edition. Eng/Fr/De.

Aulnes – Blavet – Nantes à Brest – Erdre – Vilaine – Ile et Rance

All the Breton canals. The River Aulnes east from the Rade de Brest. The north-west / south-west Blavet, Nantes a Brest and Erdre to Nantes. The north-south Villaine and Ile et Rance to Rennes and Saint-Malo. Breil A4 format pilot book (chart-guide) with detailed canal/river information including locks, bridges, depths, moorings, towns and villages and facilities.

2010 edition. Eng/Fr/De.