Sambre

The Sambre is a waterway in northern France. It is a left-bank tributary of the Meuse, which it participates in the Wallonian capital Namur. The wellspring of the Sambre is close Le Nouvion-en-Thierache, in the Aisne departement. It goes through the Franco-Belgian coal bowl, in the past an essential mechanical locale. The traversable course starts in Landrecies at the intersection with the Canal de la Sambre a l'Oise, which joins with the focal French conduit arrange.

It runs 54 km and 9 locks 38.50m long and 5.20m wide down to the Belgian fringe at Jeumont. From the fringe the waterway is canalized in two particular area over a separation of 88 km with 17 locks. The Haute-Sambre is 39 km long and incorporates 10 locks of indistinguishable measurements from in France, down to the modern town of Charleroi. The remainder of the Belgian Sambre was moved up to European Class IV measurements in the quick post-World War II period.