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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:
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Click on the photos to see them larger. Photos: Hans-Rudolf Hower, 2002 |
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Inscription
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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!
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Municipality of Buis-les-Baronnies |
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Hans-Rudolf Hower, 2003
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