Bright House Networks Indiana

Bright House Networks Indiana

Bright House Networks Indiana

The Morvan Regional Park is an area of forests, rivers and lakes in central Burgundy. If Burgundy is the heart of France, then the Morvan is its green lungs and the Lac des Settons its aquatic nucleus.

One of the Morvan Lakes

Until the arrival of coal, the Morvan was solely responsible for supplying wood to Paris by floating it along their rivers and this commercial activity employed at least someone in every Morvan family. The lake was made to facilitate this industry and also to help regulate the navigation of the river Yonne. Consequently, the rivers and lakes remain close to the heart of all Morvan people. Several buildings were flooded during the dam's construction including several mills and remnants can still be seen when the lake is emptied..

The Dam at Lac des Settons

The dam at the south end of the lake, with a height of 20 metres, length of 267 metres and comprised of local granite, was a marvel of its day and the only structure of its kind in the western world. Built between 1854 and 1858, it became a historic monument in 1937. The dam now also serves as a walkway between the left and right banks linking the cafés, shops and restaurants on both banks of the lake.