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31 Oct 2005
St. Pierre d’Argençon 1
A nice sundial hidden in the streets of St. Pierre d’Argençon, Hautes-Alpes, France. The motto says A toute heure, St. Pierre, ouvre nous ta porte, which translates to Every hour, St. Pierre, open thy door for us. The dial dates from 1997.
The dail only shows hourlines from 8 to 7 o’clock.
One has to walk the few streets of this village in order to find them. I can not explain it better.
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31 Oct 2005
Col de Cabre
This is an old sundial from 1807. It is a simple dial, but the location is great. It is cut from the rock next to the road. It has been created by the builders of that road. The motto of the dial says 4eme année Du regne de Napoleon le grand. O toi qui passe dans ses lieux, vois l’ouvrage de Ladoucette. Il me fait parler a tes yeux, tu suis la route qu’il a faite. This roughly translates to 4the year of the rule of Napoleon the Great. O, you who passes in this place, see the works of Ladoucette. It speaks to your eyes, you are the road that he has made.
The dial presents half-hour and hour-lines from 7 to 6 o’clock. I was to late to see any shadow.
The dial can be found on road from Col de Cabre to La Beaume, just before one enters the tunnel. The dial is some 20 meters above the road on the left side.
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| 5.615987777709961 | 44.5542706796756964 |
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31 Oct 2005
Aspres sur Buëch
A fairly recent sundial, 1985, which can be found on the facade of the Mairie. I like this dial as it has a bit traditional feel to it. The dial has the traditional motto Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (here passes the glory of the world).
The dial shows hour lines from 8 to 5 o’clock. I saw the dial after 8 o’clock.
The dial is located in the street going up in the village.
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| 5.751173 | 44.522824 |
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31 Oct 2005
Eyguians
This is a fairly simple sundial, but with a nice drawing. It is of a recent date, the dial says the year 2000. The drawing depicts the flow of water, which is realted to the flow of time. The motto says L’eau plus precieuse de la vie que ce temps qui s’ecoule, ne doit pas non plus etre gaspillee, which roughly translates to Water, most precious of life as the time that passes, must neither be wasted.
The dial face shows hour lines from 5 o’clock to 3 o’clock, with dots at some half-hour lines.
This sundial can be found in Eyguians, Hautes-Alpes, France on the southern facade of the communal building on the central market place.
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| 5.771624 | 44.345893 |