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15 Jul 2006
Mairie Cervieres
A classic design created by Zarbula. It looks like an early work of Zarbula. The house is from 1747.
The hour- and halfhourlines can just be seen from 7 am to 3 pm.
The dial has some classic marks of Zarbula: a curtain on 3 points (later 4), the flower pots and a trompe l’oeil design. The flower post are interesting as they show faces, which is called “ghybizzi”. Note at the top the “rose the sable” with 8 branches.
The sundial has been restored by François Gavoty in 1983.
Location: Mairie Cervières, Hautes-Alpes, France
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| Zarbula | 6.721162 | 44.869642 |
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14 Jul 2006
Barret sur Meouge
This is a modern sundial from 2001. It can be found on the primary school of Barret sur Méouge.
The sundial shows hour points from 5 am to 4:30 pm.
The motto of the dial is “Certains resterons, d’autres choisiront l’illusoire chemin de partir”. This translates to “some shall stay, other will chose the imaginary road of parting”.
Next to the dial face proper one sees to children on the back looking out to the local mountains.
Location: Ecole primaire, Main road, Barret sur Méouge, Hautes-Alpes, France
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| 5.734607 | 44.262639 |
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14 Jul 2006
Antonaves
This modern dial is situated on the church of Antonaves. You have to walk around the church in order to find it. The dial dates from 2001.
The dial has hour and half-hour points from 5 am to 4 pm.
The motto of the dial reads “Le temps enchaine, la lumiere guide”. This can be translated to “time follows, light is the guide”.
The stylus is set in a nice drawing of a labyrinth. Above the dial one can see a figure for light and below for time (with the hourglass).
Location: Eglise, Antonaves, Hautes-Alpes, France
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| 5.804817 | 44.265358 |
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28 Jun 2006
Across Eglise, Ste. May
This dial can be found in the small village of Ste. May. It is located in the street of the church, but not on the side of the church.
The dial shows hourlines from 7 to 6 o’clock. I am surprised that I do not see a shadow. I was there around 10 o’clock summer time, but the whole wall was still in the shadow.
The dial shows a motto in french “vous ne save le jour ni l’heure” and latin “nescitis diem neque horam”. This translates to “you do not know day nor hour”.
The dial shows a pigeon and olive twigs.
Location: Across Eglise, Ste. May, Drôme, France
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| 5.318044 | 44.426663 |
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28 Jun 2006
Rue de Cimetiere, Ste May
This sundial can be found in the small village of Ste. May. The dial is on a side street to the left when one walks from the main squary to the cemetary.
This sundial has an industrial look at first glance. However the dial is inclined to the west and the layout reflects this. The dial has hourlines from 11 to 7 o’clock.
The dial shows a white pigeon and an olive twig.
Location: Rue vers la cimetière, Ste. May, Drôme, France
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| 5.318017 | 44.426623 |
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28 Jun 2006
Place de la Republique, Perpignan
This is a very simple dial in Perpignan. It is in round frame. The gnomon has an annulus at the top, but it is not used any further.
The dial shows hour lines from 6 to 4 o’clock.
The motto says “Ultima l’a tet”. I guess this is in Catalan. I have no idea what it means (ultimately time wil have you?)
Location: Southern Side, Place de la Republique, Perpignan, Pyrénées Orientales, France
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| 2.895120 | 42.698749 |
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28 Jun 2006
La Cite, Carcassonne
This dial can be found in the old city of Carcassonne France. It is a pretty complex one.
You can see hourlines frm 12 to 8 o’clock. The 1 o’clock line has an analamna superposed on it. The dial also shows the solar declination (in red) with lines at -23.27, -20, -12, 0, +11, +20 and +23.27. Between these lines one can see the zodiacal sign, which show where the sun is at that declination.
In between the declination lines one can see lines in red, which are number from 0 to +6. I am not able to decode the extra grey lines, which are perpendicular to the red lines. They seem to go from +6 to -7. I do not know what these lines mean.
In the lower right is a diagram, which I do not get. It shows an inclined plane with the earth at the center. It says horae. It suggests that it has something to do with the moon. It seems to be related to the red and grey numbers on the dial. I have the feeling that it has to do with the moon.
The motto is very simple: Carpe Diem. The gnomon is set in a sun. At the top of the dial one can see 5 signs for the major planets. I wonder whether their arrangement has any deeper meaning.
The dial is create by RRJ Rohr (written in the lower left corner). The dial was create in may(?) 1961.
Location: Place du Chateau, La Cité, Carcassonne, Aude, France
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| RRJ Rohr | 2.364382 | 43.206396 |
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17 Jun 2006
Association Ste. Blaise Chamandrin
This is a modern sundial created in 2005 by CVM.
The dial shows hourlines from 10 to 8 o’clock.
The design is simple with just a sun flower.
Location: Avenue de Provence, Ste. Blaise, Hautes-Alpes, France
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| CVM | 6.612763 | 44.874901 |
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17 Jun 2006
Wooden Dial, Ste Blaise
I am not sure whether this is an interesting dial. The orientation of the dial is totale wrong, it orients to much to the west. It might be one of those tourist things.
However the dial seem to be old. The dial is engraved in wood. It shows a date of 1905 and is created by a Mr. Purn.
I was not abel to decipher the motto well, it seems to be in the provencal language. The dial is elaborately engraved with a sun at the top and a flower pot at the bottom.
Location: Maison, Prelles, Hautes-Alpes, France
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| Purn | 6.613005 | 44.876636 |
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17 Jun 2006
Maison Ferrus, Ste. Blaise
An interesting combined sundial on the corner of a house. As far as can be seen, it has the same design on both dials, except for the hour lines. The dials seem to be from 1870.
The eastern dial has half-hour and hourlines from 5 to 1 o’clock. There is also a line of equinoxes visible, as well as some design circles. The western dial has half-hour and hourlines from 10 to 7 o’clock. It also has a line of equinoxes and design circles.
The motto of the dial is no longer readible. The quality of the dial seems to be deteriorating. The styluses are no longer well oriented. The motto used to read ‘’ Tempori Servio. Sol me vos umbra regit’’, which means “I am the server of time. For me it is the sun that reigns, for you it is the shadow”.
The dials have the style of Zarbula: a trompe l’oeil cadre, a curtain on the top with five knots, two flower pots. The stylus is set in a sun and above the the curtain there is a wooden stick or snakes. At the top one can see the coq as symbol for France.
Location: Maison Ferrus, Rue de Pierrefeu, Hautes-Alpes, France
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| Giovanni Francesco Zarbula | 6.613204 | 44.876274 |