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29 Mai 2006
Maison Cure, Les Vigneaux
This dial can be found on the western facing façade of the former curé house of the church. Now it the Maison CAF is the occupant of the house. It is thus next to the church and can see all three sundials in one go if one is in the right position. The dial is in Les Vigneaux, Vallouise valley, Hautes-Alpes, France.
This dial shows hour and halfhour lines in local and republican time. The local time is presented in blue and roman lettering. The republican time is presented in red and arabic lettering. Republican time was invented some 200 years ago after France liberated itself. Republican time is based on a 10 hours day and 100 minutes hours, and it all refers to the longitude of Paris.
The motto, in provencale, on the dial reads “Tres Cadran, Lo Vigno, Les Passans, Amouns tes Raouns, Soure”. I thinks this translates to “three dials, the vine, let surely pass thy rays”. The vine refers to the vine ranks next to the dial face. Notice above the dial the formula for the relativity of time from Einstein.
It is a commemorative dial created by Maison Tournesol (see their trademark on the left) in 1999. It commemorates the 200th anniversary of the french republic.
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