Our Family Heritage
The story of our group is told through the life of a family guided by an entrepreneurial spirit. A heritage passed down from men and women who, in their time, revolutionized the way we travel.
Today, we pass on this excellence in travel and transportation to new generations, inherited from the commitment and expertise of previous generations.
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Bourgogne Franche-Comte, Our Roots
Our history began in Buxy, a small village located south of the Chalonnaise coast.
In 1920, the Girardot family operated a country hotel near the village railway station. A horse-drawn carriage allowed travelers to reach neighboring villages. When the first automobiles appeared, the family invested in a superb Panhard, then an Amilcar, to travel faster to Chalon.
Very quickly, the demand from travelers grew and transportation services multiplied. A first light truck converted into 12 seats was purchased, then a 25-seater coach was added to the growing fleet.
100 years later, our company continues to reinvent transportation and travel here in Bourgogne Franche-Comte, from its headquarters in Chalon-sur-Saone and its regional agencies. We are proud to be an SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) that contributes to the local economy and invests sustainably in its territory.
OUR HISTORY
As a long-standing leader in mobility and tourism, we have been reinventing modes of transportation since our inception to make movement possible.
“At Girardot Groupe, mobility is a long-term commitment to serving local communities. It goes beyond the simple concept of transportation and embodies a public service mission, rooted in a strong conviction: to meet today’s transportation needs by anticipating tomorrow’s challenges.”
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