kindle-light-175x235PDF downloadsHere are ‘bundled’ Inland Waterways of France (2016 update) PDFs for all navigable French rivers and canals, grouped into geographic sets and offering exceptional value for money. All PDFs are printable and readable on appropriate devices, including Kindles and tablets.

PDF page downloads for each of 80 individual waterways are also available – follow this link for the complete canal and river list and click to open a waterway page.

See foot of each tabbed page for Transmanche’s excellent printed maps of the French and European waterways.


French Waterway Regions

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Complete western waterways – Rance, Vilaine, Nantes-Brest, Loire, Mayenne, etc – in detail.

Region set : 20€

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Complete Seine basin waterways – Ports, Seine, Paris, Oise and Aisne etc – in detail.

Region set : 25€

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Complete northern waterways – Ports, Liaison, Nord, Sambre, St Quentin, Somme etc – in detail.

Region set : 25€

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Complete north-east waterways – Marne+Rhone-Rhine, Vosges, Meuse, Moselle etc – in detail.

Region set : 25€

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Complete south-west waterways – Garonne, Montauban, Baise, Lot, Dordogne etc – in detail.

Region set : 25€

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Complete central waterways – Marne, Loire Valley, Nivernais, Burgundy etc – in detail.

Region set : 25€

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Complete southern waterways – Canal du Midi, Nouvelle branch, Rhone-Sete, etc – in detail.

Region set : 25€

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Complete south-east waterways – Grande Saone, Seille, Rhone, Petit Rhone, etc – in detail.

Region set : 25€


Map - Inland Waterways of France


Excellent and up-to-date map of all navigable French canals and rivers, plus (uniquely) Belgium, Holland and the Rhine. Scale  1: 1 500 000 with clear graphics that note key characteristics for each waterway. High quality durable paper.
Companion to the ‘Inland Waterways of France’ book.

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Inland Waterways of France 3 Volume Set

The 2021 ninth edition of David Edwards-May’s Inland Waterways of France takes a new A4 soft cover format, split into three volumes.

Volume 1 – North and Centre
2700 kilometres from the English Channel through Northern France, Picardy and Paris to Central France and Burgundy.

Volume 2 – Northeast and Southeast
2500 kilometres from the north-east (the cross border rivers Meuse, Moselle, Sarre and Rhine) through to the Mediterranean.

Volume 3 – South and West
3000 kilometres in the South (the Midi), the South-West and Western France.

Each volume is in full colour, with detailed maps of junctions and other key sites on the network, overview maps for each waterway, and route descriptions. It is a unique blend of practical information, maps, background historical notes and colour photographs.

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Inland Waterways of France - Volume 1 - North and Centre

The 2021 ninth edition of David Edwards-May’s Inland Waterways of France takes a new A4 soft cover format, split into three volumes.

The first volume provides a detailed overview of the waterways extending from the English Channel through Northern France, Picardy and Paris to Central France and Burgundy.

This North-Centre system totals 2700 kilometres of waterways that are as vibrant as ever, and include the new Seine-Nord Europe Canal, now under construction, to be completed by 2028. 200 pages in full colour, with detailed maps of junctions and other key sites on the network, overview maps for each waterway, and route descriptions. It is a unique blend of practical information, maps, background historical notes and colour photographs.

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Inland Waterways of France - Volume 2 - North-East and South-East

The 2021 ninth edition of David Edwards-May’s Inland Waterways of France takes a new A4 soft cover format, split into three volumes.

The second volume provides a detailed overview of the 2500 kilometres of waterways extending from the north-east (the cross border rivers Meuse, Moselle, Sarre and Rhine) through to the Mediterranean.

126 pages in full colour, with 40 detailed maps of junctions and other key sites on the network, overview maps for each waterway, and route descriptions. It is a unique blend of practical information, maps, background historical notes and colour photographs.

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Inland Waterways of France - Volume 3 - South and West

The 2021 ninth edition of David Edwards-May’s Inland Waterways of France takes a new A4 soft cover format, split into three volumes.

The third volume provides a detailed overview of the waterways extending throughout the South (the ‘Midi’), the South-West and Western France.

The South and West waterways system totals 3000 kilometres of canals and rivers that are maintained and developed almost exclusively for recreational navigation.

146 pages in full colour, with 40 detailed maps of junctions and other key sites on the network, overview maps for each waterway, and route descriptions. It is a unique blend of practical information, maps, background historical notes and colour photographs.

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Inland Waterways of France - 3 Volume Set

The 2021 ninth edition of David Edwards-May’s Inland Waterways of France takes a new A4 soft cover format, split into three volumes.

Volume 1 – North and Centre
2700 kilometres from the English Channel through Northern France, Picardy and Paris to Central France and Burgundy.

Volume 2 – Northeast and Southeast
2500 kilometres from the north-east (the cross border rivers Meuse, Moselle, Sarre and Rhine) through to the Mediterranean.

Volume 3 – South and West
3000 kilometres in the South (the Midi), the South-West and Western France.

Each volume is in full colour, with detailed maps of junctions and other key sites on the network, overview maps for each waterway, and route descriptions. It is a unique blend of practical information, maps, background historical notes and colour photographs.

The complete set of three volumes of 472 pages covering the entire waterways network
(Volumes are also available individually, see below)
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Inland Waterways of France - Individual Volumes 1, 2 and 3


European Waterways

Map - Inland Waterways of Europe - 6th Edition


An extremely interesting and useful map, covering all the navigable canals and rivers of Europe from Ireland in the west to Russia in the east. On one side the map covers Dublin to the Danube (Bratislava); on the other the whole of Europe including Scandinavia through to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea. On high quality paper.
Complete 60 page Gazetteer Directory

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