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The monument aux morts in Dampierre-sur-Salon is a memorial to the victims of the First and Second World Wars. It is a stone obelisk with a bronze laurel wreath and a cross, located on the Place du Bosquet, near the post office. The monument bears the names of the fallen soldiers from Dampierre-sur-Salon.

The town hall annex wash house with a beautiful basin (19th century) are very worthwhile. Dampière has existed for a long time, as is evident from the presence of the Merovingian cemetery and the ruins of a feudal castle. In addition to the 16th century houses and towers, you can also admire the house of the owner of the blast furnaces.

In 1219, the lord granted the right to grind his mill to the monks of Aumonières. The village was burned down and pillaged in 1569. In the autumn of 1998 (from 15 to 20 October), the small, peaceful town made headlines and attracted media from all over the world because of supposedly inexplicable phenomena (flying candles and goblets, moving images, exploding light bulbs, etc.) that occurred in the village church for about ten days. After investigation, it turned out that the culprit was none other than the mayor of the village.

The church of St. Peter and St. Paul was built in the twelfth century. It had a dual use: parish and priory, since it depended on the Benedictine abbey of Bèze, in Burgundy. The choir and the nave are from the twelfth century, the sacristy from the sixteenth century, the interior decorations from the early eighteenth century; The restoration began in the nineteenth century. The interior of the church is protected. Nothing is known about the lantern of the dead, which stands in the cemetery (?) , except that it was made in 1537 and was classified as a historical monument on February 23, 1965. It is the monumental cross that is protected.

Locked diversion of the Saône built in two stages, in 1840 and 1880. This reach is one of the areas developed to make the Saône navigable.

Take a detour every now and then to switch the scenery

A very nice way. The numerous locks and the associated houses of the smugglers are particularly worth seeing.

Opened to traffic in 1907, the canal between Champagne and Burgundy (formerly the Marne-Saône canal) extends over 224 kilometers between Vitry-le-François and Marcilly-sur-Saône. It provides the river connection between the navigable networks of the Seine and the Rhône. It required major works: fixed bridges, swing bridges, footbridges, aqueduct, but also tunnels and artificial lakes for its water supply. He requested the digging of a 4,821 meter tunnel (fourth river tunnel in France) which passes some 50 meters under the church of Balesmes as well as the construction of the 4 lakes of the Pays de Langres. The landscapes crossed as well as its calm make it one of the most beautiful canals in France.