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Sunday 11 April 2021

1784) Pont-en-Royans, France: La Poste, France (French Post) has issued a Postage Stamp of 1.28 Euros featuring this quaint village with medieval architecture from the Sixteenth Century, with colourful Hanging Houses: Date of Stamp issue: 06.04.2021:

1784) Pont-en-Royans, France: La Poste, France (French Post) has issued a Postage Stamp of 1.28 Euros featuring this quaint village with medieval architecture from the Sixteenth Century, with colourful Hanging Houses: Date of Stamp issue: 06.04.2021: 

About Pont-En-Royans:

Pont-en-Royans is a village in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Region, France and is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.

The village exhibits medieval architecture of the sixteenth century and is famous for its colourful hanging houses. Its original architecture is due to an ingenious adaptation to the environment of the village to promote its trading activity with timber.

The town is located near the Isère valley at the gates of the Vercors Regional Natural Park. It lies at the meeting of the rivers Bourne (which rises in Lans en Vercors) and its tributary - the Vernaison (which originates in the territory of Saint-Agnan-en-Vercors). Both rivers collect most of the waters of the Vercors. The left bank and the river after its confluence is located in the department of Drôme.

A water museum lets visitors explore the water in all its forms. A bar allows water tasting of more than 900 bottled waters of the world.

The Stamp:

The Postage Stamp of 1.28 Euros shows the colourful hanging houses, alongside which is the confluence of the Bourne River and its tributary the Vernaison.

Technical details:

Stamp Issue Date: 06.04.2021

Designer: Bouldouyre Alain

Illustrator: Bouldouyre Alain

Process: Heliogravure

Stamp Values: €1.28






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