Sundial on La Garde church
In the 17th century, monks in the parish made a sundial calculated in accordance with the latitude, longitude and orientation of the south wall of St Peter's Church. This became known as "The Watch" by local residents.
This is one of the oldest sundials in Oisans, dating from 1677 (slightly later than the 1669 sundial in Venosc). Renovated in 2000, a correction table enables the exact time to be calculated as indicated by the sun at any time of the year.
In practice
Theme
- Historic patrimony,
- Sun dial
Time schedule
From 01/01/25 to 12/31/25
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Monday :
Open
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Tuesday :
Open
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Wednesday :
Open
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Thursday :
Open
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Friday :
Open
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Saturday :
Open
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Sunday :
Open
Prices
Free of charge
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Go there
Latitude : 45.067199
Longitude : 6.044205
Go there
Face sud de l’église Saint-Pierre
Information mise à jour le 10/07/2021
par Oisans Tourisme
