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Grandeur et décadence de la navigation fluviale : l'exemple du bassin supérieur de la Garonne du milieu du XVIIe au milieu du XIXe siècle

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[fre] Résumé Aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles, alors que le réseau fluvial est bien en place avec ses limites de flottabilité et de navigabilité, ce sont surtout des produits bruts qui sont transportés dans le cours supérieur de la Garonne. Le trafic reste modeste même durant les périodes d'apogée dans la deuxième moitié du XVIIIe siècle puis entre la Restauration et la Seconde République. Il est en outre totalement dépendant de Toulouse qui absorbe l'essentiel du fret et contrôle le commerce d'entrepôt. Les ports de l'amont et leur société sont modestes et leur existence doit beaucoup à la proximité des lieux d'extraction de pondéreux et à quelques rares activités induites par le trafic fluvial. Pourtant, la navigation se maintient jusqu'à ce que la concurrence du chemin de fer, débutée en 1862, devienne mortelle après 1875. [eng] Abstract In the 17th and the 18th centuries, the river system of navigation is well established, with its floatage and navigability limits, and mostly raw material is carried on the upper course of the Garonne. The traffic remains moderate even during the highest points of the second half of the 18th century and between the Restoration and the Second Republic. Moreover, it is totally dependent on Toulouse which draws most of the freight and controls the storage business. The upstream ports and their communities are of moderate size and they owe a lot to the nearness of the places of extraction of ponderous goods and to the few activities generated by the river traffic. However, shipping continues until the railway competition, started in 1862, becomes deadly after 1875.

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  • Jean-Michel Minovez, 1999. "Grandeur et décadence de la navigation fluviale : l'exemple du bassin supérieur de la Garonne du milieu du XVIIe au milieu du XIXe siècle," Histoire, économie & société, Programme National Persée, vol. 18(3), pages 569-592.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:hiseco:hes_0752-5702_1999_num_18_3_2050
    DOI: 10.3406/hes.1999.2050
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