Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Les coches d'eau / Water Coaches
— Histoire de Paris —
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 26, 2022
1. Les coches d'eau Marker
As noted in the marker text, it was the Corporation of Boatmen that gave the City of Paris its seal, which depicts a ship with sails, which has been lifted from that seal and stylized, and now sits outlined in red above the text on this marker (and on all the other "oar"-shaped markers issued by the city).
Inscription.
L'eau est le plus ancien mode de transport, utilisé bien avant l'invention de la roue. La corporation des nautes lègue d'ailleurs à la capitale son sceau et sa devise "Fluctuat nec mergitur”! Au Moyen Age déjà, la Seine représente la première voie commerciale de la France du Nord, et un "corbilliat", ou coche d'eau, assure la navette entre Paris et Corbeil. Sous l'influence de Colbert, soucieux de développer la batellerie en France, Louis XIV accorde en 1665 des lettres patentes qui fixent précisément les conditions de transport des passagers. Ils ne devaient pas être plus de 16, et "pour prévenir les difficultés et les querelles, les salaires des bachoteurs étaient réglés par le prévôt des Marchands et les Echevins, avec défense d'exiger de plus forts droits, de jurer ni de blasphémer, d'insulter ni injurier par parole ou par voie de fait les bourgeois ou autres, soit sur les ports, soit dans les bachots..." En 1754, les galiotes reliaient quotidiennement le Pont Royal à Sèvres et Saint-Cloud, pour 5 sols par personne.,
L'eau est le plus ancien mode de transport, utilisé
bien avant l'invention de la roue. La corporation
des nautes lègue d'ailleurs à la capitale son sceau
et sa devise "Fluctuat nec mergitur”! Au Moyen
Age déjà, la Seine représente la première voie
commerciale de la France du Nord, et un
"corbilliat", ou coche d'eau, assure la navette
entre Paris et Corbeil. Sous l'influence de
Colbert, soucieux de développer la batellerie
en France, Louis XIV accorde en 1665 des
lettres patentes qui fixent précisément les
conditions de transport des passagers. Ils
ne devaient pas être plus de 16, et "pour
prévenir les difficultés et les querelles,
les salaires des bachoteurs étaient réglés par le prévôt des Marchands et
les Echevins, avec défense d'exiger
de plus forts droits, de jurer ni de
blasphémer, d'insulter ni injurier
par parole ou par voie de fait les
bourgeois ou autres, soit sur les
ports, soit dans les bachots..."
En 1754, les galiotes reliaient quotidiennement le
Pont Royal à Sèvres et Saint-Cloud, pour 5 sols par personne.
(English translation:)
Water is the oldest mode of transport,
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used long before the invention of the wheel. The Corporation of Boatmen bequeathed to the capital both its seal and its motto, "Fluctuat nec Mergitur" (roughly "tossed by the waves but does not sink")! By the Middle Ages, the Seine represented the primary trade route of northern France, and water coaches ensured shuttle service between Paris and Corbeil. Under the influence of Colbert, who was anxious to encourage the development of water transsportation in France, Louis XIV granted in 1665 patent letters that precisely fixed the conditions for the transportation of passengers. There should not be more 16, and "to prevent the difficulties and quarrels, the salaries of the boatmen were settled by the Provost of Merchants and Trade Measures, with defense to demand stronger rights, and (the boatman were) to neither swear nor blaspheme, nor to insult or insult by speech or by fact the bourgeois or others, either on the ports, or in the boats ...". In 1754, the Galiotes sailed daily from the Royal Bridge to Sèvres and Saint-Cloud, for 5 sols per person.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Histoire de Paris series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1665.
Location. 48° 51.241′ N, 2° 20.642′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, July 26, 2022
2. Les coches d'eau / Water Coaches Marker - wide view, looking west along the Seine
, in Département de Paris. It is in Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois. Marker is on Quai Saint-Michel, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paris, Île-de-France 75006, France. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. The marker is found just to the west of the Pont Saint-Michel, along the Quai Saint-Michel (at street level, not at water level).
Excerpt (in translation): "A coach or water coach, is a type of river barge, formerly hauled by horses or moved by sail (as with the galiotes). The water coach is a boat for the river transport of passengers....In the 17th and 18th centuries, the water coach was a means of transport used by travellers. Regular water coach services existed on most navigable rivers and canals. In 1626, the first water coach was inaugurated in
Paris and Tours. Its average speed was then about 10 km/h."
(Submitted on August 17, 2022.)
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 69 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
