Buges
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Buges is a village in the Loiret department
in north-central France
. It is near Montargis
and Châlette-sur-Loing
. This is the location of the joining of the three canals, Canal d'Orléans
, Canal du Loing
, and Canal de Briare.
Loiret
Loiret is a department in north-central FranceThe department is named after the river Loiret, a tributary of the Loire. The Loiret is located wholly within the department.- History :...
in north-central France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is near Montargis
Montargis
Montargis is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. The town is located about south of Paris and east of Orléans in the Gâtinais....
and Châlette-sur-Loing
Châlette-sur-Loing
Châlette-sur-Loing is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.-Hydrography:The commune is crossed by two rivers, the Loing and the Solin, and three canals, the Canal du Loing, the Canal de Briare and the Canal d'Orléans.-See also:...
. This is the location of the joining of the three canals, Canal d'Orléans
Canal d'Orléans
The Canal d'Orléans connects the Loire River at Orléans to a junction with the Canal du Loing and the Canal de Briare in the village of Buges near Montargis. It is entirely within the department of Loiret....
, Canal du Loing
Canal du Loing
The Canal du Loing is a 49.4 km long canal which connects the Seine to the Briare Canal , in France. It runs through the Loiret and Seine-et-Marne departments....
, and Canal de Briare.