page_title: Canal Saint-Denis
section_title: Management
hierarchical_section_title: Canal Saint-Denis / Tourism and management / Management
caption_attribution_description: Carte postale ancienne, éditée par ND Phot (N°161)&#160;: Le Canal Saint Denis à Saint Denis
context_page_description: The Canal Saint-Denis is a canal in Paris that is 6.6 kilometres in length. The canal connects the Canal de l'Ourcq, at a point north-northwest of the Bassin de la Villette in the 19th arrondissement, with the suburban municipalities of Saint-Denis and Aubervilliers in the department of Seine-Saint-Denis. There are seven locks along the canal's route, and, near Saint-Denis, the canal discharges into the Seine.
  In 1802 Napoléon Bonaparte issued a decree for the construction of the canal to both expedite shipping and reduce the number of ships and barges sailing up and down the Seine through the center of Paris. Contracts to build and operate the canals in the Île-de-France were granted to private banking firms. These contracts required the city of Paris to purchase land, and the merchant-bankers who won the contracts, Roman Vassal, Lafitte, André, and Cottier, were expected to construct the waterways. As compensation for their large outlays, the bankers were permitted to collect tolls on the canal for a term of ninety-nine years. The canal was completed in 1821.
  The canal is part of the Réseau des Canaux Parisiens, a public-works authority operated by the city.
context_section_description: In a study by the architect, Michel Corajoud, the canal has been recognized as a unifying factor in the Parisian urban area.  This devolves from the fact that the canal links Paris with Aubervilliers and Saint-Denis. It is a part of the Communauté de communes de la Plaine de France, a federation of communities organized to coordinate local projects.
  Recently, the following improvements to the canal network have been undertaken:
  The creation and maintenance of a path from the Parc de la Villette to the Seine near Saint-Denis, which allows for the passage of bicycles, pedestrians, and rollerskaters. and
  The lighting of the thirteen bridges (carrying both roads and railways) that cross the canal.
  Most of the plans, inaugurated at the Seine nautical festival in 2006, have been fulfilled. However, a 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) section remains to be finished, but was expected to be complete by 2012.
caption: The Canal Saint-Denis in the town of Saint-Denis at the beginning of the 20th century.
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