LYS

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LYS

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Distance in km : 65 km

Number of locks : 8

Dimensions (L x W) : 38,80 m x 5,05 m (185 m x 11,40 m de Deûlémont à la frontière belge)

Draught : 1,40 m (3,30 m de Deûlémont à la frontière belge

Clearance : 3,60 m (4,95 m de Deûlémont à la frontière belge)

From Aire-sur-la-Lys to la frontière belge

Pretty channelled river, which becomes the border between France and Belgium after Armentières. It flows with a gentle slope in the flat country which inspired so many painters and poets. Abundant on its banks, the yellow Iris had the good fortune to please the kings of France, so much so that they made it their coat of arms. The royal "fleur de Lys" is therefore an iris from the Lys…

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