Departure Base

Discover all the useful information and advice related to your departure base.

Starting out formalities & boarding

Locaboat Holidays
Rue du Port
St-Léger-sur-Dheune, FR 71510 

✉:  saint-leger-sur-dheune@locaboat.com
T: + 33 (0) 3 85 98 03 03
G: N 46°50’45.022 – E 04°38’1.623

Starting out formalities:

Departure days between 2 and 6 pm.

 Boarding:

As soon as the boat is ready.
On site:

WC and shower according to the opening hours of the base, picnic area, free WiFi for Locaboat clients (ask at the harbour office for the access code).

Hotels, restaurants and shopping facilities on site

Hotels:

 Restaurants:

  • Le Marchand – tel.: 03 85 45 46 80
  • L’Escale (Remigny 13 km) tel.: 03 85 87 07 03
  • Le Terroir (Santenay 12 km) tel.: 03 80 20 63 47
  • Lameloise**** (Chagny, 13 km), tel.: 03 85 87 65 65
Shops:

  • In St. Léger: Supermarket Bi1
  • Supermarket B1, open from 8 am to 8 pm (during the week) and from 8 am to 12:30 am on sunday.
 Markets:

  • In St. Léger: on Tuesday mornings.
Bed & Breakfast and gites ruraux:

Touristic Information

Gastronomic specialities:

  • “Pêché Sucré” jam
 Local drinks:

  • Wines of Santenay, Rully,Mercurey, Givry, wine-tasting at Chagny. Local drinks can be tasted all along the way during the boating holidays in Cheilly les Maranges, Santenay, Rully, Chagny, Chalon…
To see:

  • At Couches: castle of Marguerite de Bourgogne, house of Templiers
  • At Santenay: roman camp of Chassey-le–Camp
  • At Mellecey: castle of Germolles
  • At Ecuisses: Maison PERRUSSON
  • At Blanzy: museum of Mines
  • At Montceau les Mines: museum of Fossils
 Fishing: Fishing licence obligatory.

 
Tourist office:

  

Information on the waterways

Waterways:
Canal du Centre: most of the locks are automatic. They are open daily from 9 am to 12 pm and from 1-7 pm.

Seille: The locks are manual. There is a lock keeper at the first lock, the 3 following ones must be operated by the crew. They are open from 9-12am and from to 1 pm-7 pm.

Saône: Locks are open daily from 6 am to 9 pm with lock keeper. It is a legal requirement to wear life jackets in the big locks. The locks on the Canal du Centre, Seille and Saône are closed the 1st May and 1st November, on the Seille also on the 14th July. If the crew knows how to use the lock, it can be done by themselves during public holidays.