Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Parisian enclave?
Date: Jul 12, 2001 @ 01:25
Author: Brendan Whyte ("Brendan Whyte" <brwhyte@...>)
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>From: sanfrancoins@..._________________________________________________________________________
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>Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Re: Parisian enclave?
>Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 23:27:44 -0000
>
>I heard about this one as well, that the City of Paris owned the
>source of the Seine River.
>
>Apparently Baron Hausmann, who re-built Paris in the 19th century,
>thought the City of Paris should own the source which it now does:
>
>http://www.cplus.fr/html/ete97/bourgogne/st_germain.htm
>
>We know that Paris owns the land around the source but I am not sure
>about the jurisdiction. Is the source actually part of the City of
>Paris? I don't know but I'll see if someone in the nearby town of
>Saint-Germain Source-Seine (population: 50) will tell me ...
>
>Now, let me see if I can find an email address ...
>
>Jonathan
>
>--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Brendan Whyte" <brwhyte@h...> wrote:
> > I checked French topo sheet #29, at 1:100 000 (Serie Verte) and
>although the
> > source and St Germain-sur-Seine are marked, there is no indication
>of Paris
> > City ownership. A commune boundary seems to follow the river for a
>short
> > distance from its source.
> > Perhaps on a 1:25 ooo map?
> >
> > B
> >
> >
> > >From: Peter Smaardijk <peter.smaardijk@a...>
> > >Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@y...
> > >To: "BoundaryPoint@y..." <BoundaryPoint@y...>
> > >Subject: [BoundaryPoint] Parisian enclave?
> > >Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2001 14:05:09 +0100
> > >
> > >The city of Paris (which is a departement in it's own right) owns
>the
> > >source of the river Seine. It
> > >was bought in the 19th century. I wonder whether it's only a
>question of
> > >property, or that this tiny
> > >spot is actually a part of the departement Ville de Paris (used to
>be
> > >called 'Seine', which explains
> > >the departemental number 75, alphabetically wedged in between
>Savoie
> > >(Haute) and Seine-Maritime). In
> > >that case, it is yet another departemental enclave in France
>(apart from
> > >the five Arif mentions on
> > >his web site). If not, it is still a nice oddity. Does it ressort
>under the
> > >Parisian public gardens
> > >service? A long trip for mowing the lawn.
> > >
> > >http://www.canalplus.fr/html/ete97/bourgogne/st_germain.htm
> > >
> > >Peter S.
> > >
> >
> >
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