Building a Loire barge in Lignières de Touraine

Hoel and Ninon Jacquin, whose fathers and grandfathers were carpenters, have begun work on building a Loire barge, "La Fillonnerie", a project that started in September 2006 and will continue until September 2007.

A charitable organisation known as the "Charpentiers d’ieau" has been created for the project, with the aim of building heritage boats and designing and/or producing boating accessories. A second organisation, Ancre de Loire, aims to create, organise and participate in cultural events based on the boats.

The boatyard is open to visitors once a month. School visits can be arranged by appointment.

Charpentiers d’ieau
31 rue d’Azay le Rideau
37130 Lignières de Touraine

For further information and to follow the progress of the project:
http://ancredeloire.ouvaton.org/