Origin and history

The Musée de la Batellerie is located in Saint-Jean-de-Losne, a commune recognized for its historical link to waterways. This museum highlights the patrimony of the batellerie, a major economic activity in this region crossed by the Saône and canals. Although the available sources do not specify its exact period of creation or the collections it houses, its existence reflects the local importance of river navigation, both for transport and for trade.

Saint-Jean-de-Losne, located in Burgundy-Franche-Comté, has long been a strategic crossroads for river trade in France. The shipbuilding activities have shaped lifestyles, trades and social organization around ports and waterways. Museums like this play a key role in the preservation of collective memory, by valuing the know-how, tools and stories of workshops, often passed on from generation to generation.

Their presence also reflects the attachment of riparian communities to their industrial and artisanal history.

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