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The Plane-Trees of Buis-les-Baronnies

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The market-place of Buis-les-Baronnies (Drôme département) is surrounded by magnificent plane-trees. They are really appreciated as a protection against the sun, which is frequently scorching in this region.

On one of these plane-trees there is the following inscription:

Photos: Hans-Rudolf Hower, 2002

Inscription

Original Text

Platanes offerts
par l’Empereur
en 1811
pour la naissance
du Roi de Rome

Translation

These plane-trees
were a gift of the Emperor
in 1811
when the King of Rome was born.

Comment

Napoléon II (François Charles Joseph Bonaparte), son of Napoleon I and Marie-Louise, was proclamed King of Rome when he was born, in 1811.

For the moment, I do not know anything about this gift of plane-trees: Which cities got it? How were they selected? Why plane-trees? If you know something about it, please tell us! Thank you in advance!

Internet

Address / Owner

Subjects / Contents

Buis-les-Baronnies

Municipality of Buis-les-Baronnies

Official site

Hans-Rudolf Hower, 2003

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