Subject: Re: Parisian enclave?
Date: Jul 16, 2001 @ 10:35
Author: Peter Smaardijk ("Peter Smaardijk" <smaardijk@...>)
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--- In BoundaryPoint@y..., "Brendan Whyte" <brwhyte@h...> wrote:
> If you look at administrative maps of China, the cities there often
have
> enclaves way out in the country, because that is the site of a coal
mine or
> other industry that supplies the city. It is administratively part
of the
> city, not just property ownership, but that may be because there is
no
> property ownership as we know it in China.
>
> BW
>
>
> >From: sanfrancoins@y...
> >Reply-To: BoundaryPoint@y...
> >To: BoundaryPoint@y...
> >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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