Old postcards of the canal and barges
Travel back in time with these old black-and-white postcards
A selection of photos from bygone years, with views of the canal, villages, and the rivers Saône and Yonne.
Click on any photo to view a slide show, relax, and take a journey back in time.
Laroche
Fishing alongside the canal and a real family moment
Velars
On the river Ouche
Saint Usage
Logs being floated down the river
Pont d'Ouche
A busy day outside the Auberge
Pont d'Ouche
Looking towards the Auberge
Pouilly-en-Auxois
A busy market day
Ravieres
The amazing pottery and hardware barge shop called Le Vapeur
Plombiers les Dijon
How the landscape has changed, looking towards Lock 50
Plombiers les Dijon
Scythe in hand to cut the grass along the tow-path
Saint Jean de Losne
Lock 76 on the Saône side, is your first lock when heading north.
Plombiers les Dijon
A barge is going downstream, the proud young lad and a man with his horse.
Tonnerre
A wonderful fleet of wooden hulls.
Saint Jean de Losne
Nothing has changed.
Pont d'Ouche
Notice the lady on the right canal bank washing clothes.
Pont de Pany
Lock 38 undergoes some repairs.
Pont d'Ouche
Lock n°20
Montbard
The family line up in front of the lock for the photo
Brienon
A couple of barges waiting to take cargo
Venarey-les-Lames
Barges and families.
Dijon
The city's port. Can you identify one of Effiel's first works?
Migennes
We're almost at the junction with the River Yonne
The River Yonne
Turn left for Auxerre, turn right for Paris, and ahead is the River Yonne
Saint-Remy
Look at the magnificent trees and logs ready to loaded.
Pouilly-en-Auxois
A soldier and his lady on the rowing boat, in the background, is the old tile factory which burnt down and the cafe "Le Pêcheur Tranquille" which was later known as "Chez Toto".
The tunnel
The electric-powered tug towed a barge through the tunnel.
Buffon
A busy cafe alongside the canal at Buffon
Dijon port
Nautic sports day on the canal.
Escommes
A grand view of the old and new on the canal.
Laroche
Close to the Yonne River, barges waiting for cargo.
Gissey sur Ouche
The heart of Ouche Valley
Crugey cement mines
Many a story about this site but it's all hush-hush.
The Saône
A beautiful tug working and heading downstream on the river
Laroche-Migennes
Admire the curved hulls.
Montbard
Looking over the canal towards the town
Ouges
There is "Petit Ouges" and "Grand Ouges" :)
Saint Florentin
Crossing the viaduct
Chalon-sur-Saône
Barges moored in the port
Pantin
Bargees moving their barge
Barge & mules
A laden barge being towed by 2 mules (2CV)