The Canal Institut

The Canal Institut.

The intriguing visitors centre "Institut du Canal" is open to all to discover the history, the hydrographical geography, the function and memories of the Burgundy Canal in a playful and interactive way - this amazing interpretation Centre brings together the models, interactive screens, explications and witness recordings in a fascinating story of how the Canal operated. For more information please contact us by phone 03 80 90 67 20 or by mail institut@cap-canal.fr.
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Surroundings discovery

The Tow-boat Hall

Opposite the Visitors Centre is the Tow-boat Hall , a contemporary architectural project; it shelters an electric fluvial tug from 1983 that allowed the merchant barges to pass through the tunnel. The originality of the Tow-boat Hall is in its structure - recycled cardboard tubes joined by aluminium nodes! This contemporary ecological construction reproduces the form of the « Voûte », as when the tow-boats were passing through the tunnel.

Hydroelectric powerplant

On the other side of the port, under the lock, is located the hydroelectric power plant that used to supply the fluvial tow-boat with electricity thanks to a turbine powered by the water running out of the harbour.

Hydroelectric power plant