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LocationFrance
Poitou-Charentes
Chalandray
S side of: Route de Poitiers (N149/E62)
Distance (S) from Greenwich
WGS84 lat/long46.661340, -0.001360
TypeSign on post(s) | Sculpture
Marking dateBefore 1998
AccessUnrestricted
Greenwich Meridian Marker; France; Poitou-Charentes; Chalandray
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Currently viewing images from 16 Aug 2012
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16 Aug 2012
12 Jun 2011
25 Aug 2003

Additional picture credits
Christopher Baker (25 Aug 2003 & 12 Jun 2011).

Each time the mark is repainted, the colour seems to change. It was blue in 1998 and 2003, maroon in 2011 and grey in 2012. Chalandray has both an École du Méridien and a Boulangerie Pâtisserie ‘Le Méridien’.