Faux-Rempart Canal

{{Short description|Canal in the French city of Strasbourg}}

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The Canal du Faux-Rempart ({{IPA|fr|kanal dy fo ʁɑ̃paʁ}}), also known as the Fossé du Faux-Rempart ({{IPA|fr|fose-|}}), is a canal in the centre of the city of Strasbourg in eastern France. The canal connects at both ends to the River Ill, thus surrounding the Grande Île that lies at the historic centre of the city.{{cite book | last = McKnight | first = Hugh | title = Cruising French Waterways, 4th Edition | publisher = Sheridan House | date = 2005 | isbn = 978-1-57409-087-1 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/cruisingfrenchwa00mckn }}{{cite book | last = McKnight | first = Hugh | title = Cruising French Waterways, Kindle Edition | publisher = Adlard Coles | date = 2013 | page = 115 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=aWYTAAAAQBAJ&dq=Canal+du+Faux-Rempart&pg=PA115 | access-date = 24 September 2015| isbn = 9781408197967 }}

The canal was originally an arm of the River Ill. Initially the bank on the inner, or city, side of the arm was fortified. In the thirteenth century a further wall was built along the middle of the channel. This fortified wall became known as the Faux Rempart or false rampart. Between 1831 and 1832, the mayor Frédéric de Turckheim removed the Faux Rempart in order to "allow a spacious navigation channel and freight transport within the city." In 1840, the canal was opened to navigation.{{cite book | language = fr | title = Alsace | publisher = Hachette-Guides Bleus | location = Strasbourg | year = 1990 | page = 439}}{{cite book | language = fr | first1 = Georges | last1 = Livet | first2 = Francis | last2 = Rapp | title = Histoire de Strasbourg |trans-title=History of Strasbourg | publisher = Privat | location = Toulouse | year = 1987 | page = 308 | isbn = 2-7089-4726-5}}

In its {{convert|2|km|mi|adj=on}} length, the canal is crossed by 13 bridges, and passes through a single lock. Navigation is officially restricted to passenger trip boats only, which operate frequent circular cruises round the Grande Île and through the historic Petite France district of the city.{{cite map | url = https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Strasbourg,+France/@48.5821955,7.749117,1497m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x4796c8495e18b2c1:0x971a483118e7241f!6m1!1e1?hl=en | title = Strasbourg | work = Google Maps | publisher = Google | access-date = 24 September 2015}}