Aka Rogny of the seven locks, so-called because of an old flight of locks built in the 17th Century at the time of Henry IV. A very impressive sight and amazing to think of the engineering skills that went into creating it all that time ago. Of course, water transport was incredibly important then and there was a huge market in Paris for everything from building materials and fuel to food and wine. Apparently, they mainly used manpower to tow barges until the mid 19th century when animals took over as loads got heavier.
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