10. Verdun-sur-le-Doubs to Chalon-sur-Saône

While in Roman times the trade on the Saône, especially in wine, experienced an important movement from south to north, the period that followed was marked by a trade down the Saône, taking advantage of the current with the help of oars. On the way back up, the empty boats were grouped together in horse-drawn convoys.
When steam appeared around 1825, tugboats could lower and raise the convoys.
In the 19th century, the main boats in use on the Saône were the Penelles, with the bow and stern raised, the Savoyardes with the square and raised nose, very low on the water, and the Ciselandes, narrower than the Savoyardes. Around 1880, the introduction of the Freycinet gauge locks and canals in France led to the appearance of a new wooden boat, the Péniche du Nord.

The origin of this cathedral remains very vague. There is talk of the 4th or 5th centuries. What is known is that the first church was built on the ancient Gallo-Roman rampart and that it occupied the place of an ancient temple.
The present cathedral was built between 1090 and 1522. We owe its chronology to Abbot Salis (who died in 1970), who knew all about Saint Vincent (patron saint of winegrowers) and who had devoted part of his life to unraveling its mysteries. From this chronology, two main periods emerge: the Romanesque and the Gothic ages.