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19 Avr 2008
La Germanette
This sundial can be found on the bar/restaurant at La Germanette, the public open swimming pool in Serres. The dial had hourlines from 6 to 6. Is this for real, it seems very symmetric. And at the top a boat, which relates to the pool.
Location: Bar, La Germanette, Serres, PACA, France
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| 5.724391 | 44.407481 |
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19 Avr 2008
Entrevaux mairie
A simple dial with hourlines from 8 to 4 o’clock. It can be found on the Mairie in the center of Entrevaux.
Location: Place Ch Panier, Entrevaux, Alpes de Haute Provence, PACA, France
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| 6.810075 | 43.950277 |
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19 Avr 2008
Entrevaux pont levis
This dial is in Entrevaux on northern side of the ‘pont levis’ (bridge). The dial seems to have taken an artistic twist with just 7 hour markers and no further information. I have a feeling that the lines are incorrect as they are all equally spaced.
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| 6.809785 | 43.949605 |
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19 Avr 2008
Entrevaux remnant
A sundial that is partially gone, only the gnomon is left. I guess this was an more elaborate dial, as the gnomon has a declination hole.
Location: Rue de l'eglise, Entrevaux, Alpes de Haute Provence, PACA, France
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| 6.812317 | 43.950478 |
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18 Avr 2008
Castellane Caisse d’Epargne
This sundial can be found on the wall of the Caisse d’Epargne building, which is located on the main plaza of Castellane.
The dial is fairly simple with just some hourlines from 8 to 17 o’clock. Interesting the early hours have a blue dent in it, why is that? There is a motto in Latin ‘Vulnerant Omnes Ultima Necat’.
The dial seems to be recent, 1991, but needs already some repairs: the image of the sun is peeling off.
Location: Main Square, Castellane, Alpes de Haute Provence, PACA, France
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| 6.512811 | 43.84649 |
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18 Avr 2008
Castellane - Office de Tourisme
This sundial can be found in Castellane above the Office de Tourisme Building. This building can be found on the main road through town (the Route Napoleon), just north of the main plaza. It is on corner of Boulevard Saint Michel and rue National.
The dial is pretty recent, from 2007. The sundial face itself is simple, just some hourlines from 8 am to 6 pm. Below are the 7 shields, which I assume correspond to the surrounding villages. Below that is a motto ‘Lou souleu es jamai tant bèu, qu’un jour mounte s’encaminan’. I guess this is in provençal, which I would translate to ‘the sun is never more beautiful than when it rises during a walk’.
Below and above the dial are to images, which I gues refer to war and peace.
Location: Corner Boulevard Saint Michel and rue National, Castellane, PACA, France
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| 6.511909 | 43.847813 |
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18 Avr 2008
Gourdon
This sundial can be found in Gourdon. It is in the center of this picturesque, but touristy village. It can be found at the end of the rue de l’école next to la place de cisterne.
The dial is very simple with some hourlines and and a nice head above the stylus. I wonder about the authenticity of this sundial. In this old village, it has probably been added at a later date.
Location: Gourdon, Alpes-Maritimes, PACA, France
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| 6.978721 | 43.719535 |