Some history
Ideally situated at the confluence of the Seine and the Loing,
seventy kilometres upstream from Paris, Saint-Mammès is the meeting point of
all the waterways crossing the Center of France. From its earliest days, the
town’s fortunes have been inextricably linked to the river. Thanks to its
strategic location, the town has become one of the foremost centres of barge
activity in the region, and has for a long time played a significant role in
the history of the inland waterways. Today the river transport industry is
going througha very difficult period. This is reflected in the noticeable
reduction in cargo being offered to the bargemen, as welle as in their
declining workforce. Saint-Mammès is suffering from this crisis. In response,
the commune has turned to pleasure boating, and inaugurated its river stopover
in 2000. Saint-Mammès continues, nervertheless, to be popular with many
bargemen as a place to drop anchor. Confluence of the Seine and the Loing Quai
de la Croix-Blanche at the beginning of the XXth century Bargemen’s camp, quai
du Loing at the beginning XXth century Quai du Loing at the beginning of the
XXth century River stopover