CLAMECY
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Accolay-Auxerre | Auxerre | Bazoche-Baye | Baye-Clamecy | Clamecy | VezelayClamecy is on the edge of the Morvan forest and the canal was designed to ease the pressure on the logging teams who rushed the rafts of logs down the Yonne river in flood water.
La Belle Epoque was an original logging barge and was first spotted by the Gobarging team in 1977 carrying lumber from Clamecy to Paris. The barge has a fascinating history which includes hiding British soldiers in Belgium in WW11
During the second World war, Clamecy was a source of constant irritation for the occupying forces. There was tremendous resistance by the Maquis and there are several reprisal monuments showing this.The lock winding handles used to go mysteriously missing whenever there was a troop movement along the canal to frustrate the process.
The whole of the Morvan was a centre of resistance due to the wooded nature of the hills and the central location in France.
La Belle Epoque was an original logging barge and was first spotted by the Gobarging team in 1977 carrying lumber from Clamecy to Paris. The barge has a fascinating history which includes hiding British soldiers in Belgium in WW11
During the second World war, Clamecy was a source of constant irritation for the occupying forces. There was tremendous resistance by the Maquis and there are several reprisal monuments showing this.The lock winding handles used to go mysteriously missing whenever there was a troop movement along the canal to frustrate the process.
The whole of the Morvan was a centre of resistance due to the wooded nature of the hills and the central location in France.
Main road bridge leading from the Corbigny- Auxerre road to the market town of Clamecy |
Part of the river flood relief scheme in Clamecy, on the edge of the Morvan forest. The canal was designed to ease the pressure on the logging teams |
The superb church and town hall in Clamecy. it used to be possible to climb the stone staircase to the top of the tower (circa 1977) but this is now not possible as the staircase is in such bad shape. Pity, because as you can see, the view is brilliant! |
River Yonne meeting Nivernais canal. the River mingles its whole journey between Clamecy and Auxerre with the Nivernais canal which has 110 locks in 175 kilometres. At the foot of this picture is the old logging port. Note the outline of the Berrichon wooden barge. Sunk and abandoned 40 years ago when these narrow barges were used to navigate the leaky canal du Berry from Nevers to St Aignan in the Loire et Cher region. |
Clamecy, today a centre of gastronomy with some excellent restuarants |
Note the French tricoleur flying from the tower. Only the priest who looks after the tower dares climb the rickety staircase! |
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