
In the past, several types of wooden boats and towboats were used on the Garonne Canal to transport goods and passengers: barges, coutrillons, sapines and automates (barges). For passenger transport, postal barges were used before being replaced by steamboats. In the 1980s, river tourism gave the Canal a new lease of life. Navigation, which was once commercial, became a leisure activity. Marinas were then developed to accommodate pleasure boaters.