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01 Nov 2005
St. Pierre d’Argençon 2
I am not quite sure what to think of this sundial. Normally I do not publish prefabricated sundials. However this one seems to be old. It shows a date of 1739, but that could mean something else. It is square and is cemented to the wall at an angle, such that is facing south. It has a motto in provençal: lou temps passo, passo lou ben, which means time passes, pass it well.
The dial shows hourlinens from 6 to 6 o’clock and shows the half-hour points.
It can be found in the center of St. Pierre d’Agençon, Hautes-Alpes, France. It is near a fountain in this small village.
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01 Nov 2005
Rosans 3
A nice sundial made from pottery. I am not sure whether it is correct. The gnomom does not seem correctly aligned. It is on a wall roughly oriented to the north, but even then it seems wrong.
It can be found in the old part of Rosans, Hautes-Alpes, France. From the central square walk to the south a bit to the west and it is in one of the small streets.
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| 5.470785 | 44.392378 |
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01 Nov 2005
Nyons
This sundial was pretty hard to spot. I saw it from far away and was unable to get any closer. So I am not sure what can be seen on the dial itself. I get the impression that there are hourlines and halfhour points. There does not seem to be any motto.
The dial can be found in Nyons, departement Drôme, France. It is close to the medieval bridge. When one stands on that bridge and looks down the road into tom, one can see the dial above all the houses.
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01 Nov 2005
Crots
This is a collection of four sundials. They can be found on the primary school of Crots. I assume they are made by the children of the school. It is not the first project on a school I saw. The Hautes-Alpes want to be the sundial center of France it seems.
The dials are simple, they only show the hour lines. It is the images that count.
The dials can be found on the primary school of Crots, Hautes-Alpes, France. The primary school is on the western part of the main street through town.
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| 6.470003128051758 | 44.53286012425388 |
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01 Nov 2005
Bormes-les-Mimosas
From the looks of it, I guess this is an old sundial. Also nice that it hewn out of stone. The motto is Ab Hora Dei, Ad Horam Diei. I guess this means from God’s Hour, to God’s Hour.
The dial shows hourlines from 8 to 7 o’clock. Interesting to see that between 12 and 1, it also shows the quarters. I wonder whether this had any religious meaning.
The dial can be found in Bormes-Les-Mimosas, Var, France. It is on the main church (I think St. Truphème) in the center of town above the main entrance.
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01 Nov 2005
St. Genis
I think that this is one of the nicest sundials I have seen. It is fairly recent, i.e. from 2001. It extolls motherhood through it’s motto: Mère, le paradis est à tes pieds. Tu ne comptes pas. Le temps passe à aimer tes enfants. I’am not quite sure how to translate this: Mother, paradise is at thy feet. You do not count(?). Time passes loving thy children.
The sundial shows hour- and half hourlines from 6 to 6 o’clock.
The sundial can be found near St.Genis, Hautes-Alpes, France. It is on thr road to the village on your left. Impossible to miss.
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