Medallion on a Méridienne verte marker in the Rue de Rivoli, Paris 1
On 14 July (Bastille Day) 2000, a picnic was organised along the length of the Méridienne verte. For the occasion, the imaginary line was marked in the sky above Paris by two lasers, located on the Observatory, whose centre defines the longitude of the meridian, and the nearby Senate, also on the line. With a diameter of 4 m and a reach of 1.3 km, their coloured beams lit up the 6th and 14th arrondissements of Paris for three consecutive nights, from 13 to 15 July.
At the intersection of the Meridian and the 45th parallel, in the commune of Ayrens (Cantal), trees have been planted in two perpendicular lines to mark the crossing.
^Paul Murdin, Full Meridian of Glory: Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth, page 4 (Copernicus Books, 2009). ISBN978-0-387-75533-5
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Meridienne verte news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Meridienne verte Green Meridian is a project devised by the architect Paul Chemetov for the 2000 celebration in France It involved marking on the ground the Paris Meridian crossing France from North to South from Dunkerque in Nord Pas de Calais to Prats de Mollo la Preste in Pyrenees Orientales by planting trees along the whole line 1 Medallion on a Meridienne verte marker in the Rue de Rivoli Paris 1On 14 July Bastille Day 2000 a picnic was organised along the length of the Meridienne verte For the occasion the imaginary line was marked in the sky above Paris by two lasers located on the Observatory whose centre defines the longitude of the meridian and the nearby Senate also on the line With a diameter of 4 m and a reach of 1 3 km their coloured beams lit up the 6th and 14th arrondissements of Paris for three consecutive nights from 13 to 15 July At the intersection of the Meridian and the 45th parallel in the commune of Ayrens Cantal trees have been planted in two perpendicular lines to mark the crossing Contents 1 Communes crossed 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksCommunes crossed editFrom North to South the Meridienne verte crosses 8 regions 20 departements and 337 communes nbsp Monument marking the Meridian at DunkerqueIn the Nord Pas de Calais region In the Nord departement Dunkerque Saint Pol sur Mer Armbouts Cappel Spycker Pitgam Drincham Eringhem Bollezeele Rubrouck Broxeele Buysscheure Noordpeene In the Pas de Calais departement Clairmarais Arques Campagne les Wardrecques Wardrecques Racquinghem Quiestede Roquetoire Mametz Aire sur la Lys Witternesse Blessy Liettres Estree Blanche Ligny les Aire Westrehem Fontaine les Hermans Nedonchel Fiefs Sains les Pernes Hestrus Conteville en Ternois Hernicourt Troisvaux Saint Pol sur Ternoise Saint Michel sur Ternoise Herlin le Sec Hautecloque Buneville Sibiville Bouret sur Canche Rebreuve sur Canche In the Picardie region In the Somme departement Bouquemaison Doullens Beauval Beauquesne La Vicogne Talmas Villers Bocage Coisy Cardonnette Allonville Rivery Amiens Camon Cagny Saint Fuscien Boves Sains en Amienois Cottenchy Estrees sur Noye Jumel Ailly sur Noye Chaussoy Epagny La Faloise Folleville In the Oise departement Paillart Le Plessier sur Bulles Rouvroy les Merles Breteuil Beauvoir Bonvillers Saint Andre Farivillers Campremy Wavignies Thieux Bucamps Le Quesnel Aubry Nourard le Franc Le Mesnil sur Bulles Bulles Litz La Neuville en Hez Thury sous Clermont Angy Bury Balagny sur Therain Cires les Mello Blaincourt les Precy Crouy en Thelle Precy sur Oise Boran sur Oise nbsp Stele at Saint Martin du Tertre The inscription refers to the geodesic survey of France 1866 1883 In the Ile de France region In the Val d Oise departement Asnieres sur Oise Noisy sur Oise Saint Martin du Tertre Maffliers Attainville Moisselles Domont Piscop Saint Brice sous Foret Montmorency Groslay Montmagny Deuil la Barre In the Seine Saint Denis departement Villetaneuse Epinay sur Seine L Ile Saint Denis Saint Denis Saint Ouen Paris In the Hauts de Seine departement Villeneuve la Garenne In the Val de Marne departement Gentilly Arcueil Cachan L Hay les Roses Chevilly Larue Fresnes Rungis In the Essonne departement Wissous Morangis Savigny sur Orge Epinay sur Orge Villemoisson sur Orge Sainte Genevieve des Bois Le Plessis Pate Vert le Grand Leudeville Saint Vrain Itteville Cerny D Huison Longueville Vayres sur Essonne Courdimanche sur Essonne Maisse Gironville sur Essonne Prunay sur Essonne Champmotteux Boigneville In the Centre Val de Loire region In the Loiret departement Nangeville Orveau Bellesauve Coudray Manchecourt Ramoulu Aulnay la Riviere Estouy Yevre la Ville Boynes Courcelles Nancray sur Rimarde Boiscommun Nibelle Nesploy Sury aux Bois Saint Martin d Abbat Bouzy la Foret Saint Aignan des Gues Bray en Val Saint Benoit sur Loire Sully sur Loire Viglain Villemurlin Cerdon In the Cher departement Clemont Sainte Montaine Menetreol sur Sauldre Presly Mery es Bois Allogny Saint Eloy de Gy Saint Doulchard Marmagne La Chapelle Saint Ursin Bourges Le Subdray Trouy Arcay Sainte Lunaise Corquoy Chateauneuf sur Cher Venesmes Crezancay sur Cher Saint Symphorien Chambon Morlac Marcais Ardenais Le Chatelet Reigny Culan Sidiailles In the Auvergne region In the Allier departement Saint Eloy d Allier Viplaix Saint Palais Mesples Saint Sauvier Treignat In the Limousin region In the Creuse departement Soumans Leyrat Verneiges Auge Lussat Tardes Le Chauchet Saint Priest La Serre Bussiere Vieille Mainsat Champagnat Lupersat Saint Silvain Bellegarde La Villetelle Saint Pardoux d Arnet Saint Maurice pres Crocq Saint Agnant pres Crocq Flayat Malleret Saint Oradoux de Chirouze Saint Martial le Vieux In the Correze departement Couffy sur Sarsonne Courteix Saint Pardoux le Neuf Ussel Saint Exupery les Roches Mestes Chirac Bellevue Saint Etienne la Geneste Sainte Marie Lapanouze Liginiac Serandon Once more in the Auvergne region In the Cantal departement Arches Pleaux Sourniac Le Vigean Mauriac Ally Escorailles Saint Martin Cantales Saint Cirgues de Malbert Saint Illide Ayrens Teissieres de Cornet Crandelles Saint Paul des Landes Ytrac Sansac de Marmiesse Saint Mamet la Salvetat Vitrac Marcoles Saint Antoine Calvinet Mourjou Cassaniouze In the Midi Pyrenees region In the Aveyron departement Grand Vabre Almont les Junies Noailhac Firmi Auzits Escandolieres Goutrens Rignac Belcastel Colombies Castanet Gramond Sauveterre de Rouergue Quins Naucelle Tauriac de Naucelle Saint Just sur Viaur In the Tarn departement Tanus Treban Montauriol Lacapelle Pinet Crespin Padies Andouque Saint Julien Gaulene Saint Cirgue Serenac Ambialet Villefranche d Albigeois Teillet Le Travet Arifat Montredon Labessonnie Lacrouzette Burlats Saint Salvy de la Balme Noailhac Caucalieres Payrin Augmontel Aussillon Aiguefonde Mazamet In the Languedoc Roussillon region In the Aude departement Les Martys Conques sur Orbiel Miraval Cabardes La Tourette Cabardes Villaniere Villardonnel Salsigne Aragon Villegailhenc Pennautier Carcassonne Cavanac Couffoulens Leuc Verzeille Ladern sur Lauquet Saint Hilaire Villebazy Saint Polycarpe Belcastel et Buc Terroles Peyrolles Serres Rennes les Bains Sougraigne Bugarach Saint Louis et Parahou Lapradelle Puilaurens Gincla Montfort sur Boulzane In the Pyrenees Orientales departement Caudies de Fenouilledes Fuilla Mosset Conat Rabouillet Villefranche de Conflent Serdinya Escaro Sahorre Py Prats de Mollo la PresteSee also editParis MeridianReferences edit Paul Murdin Full Meridian of Glory Perilous Adventures in the Competition to Measure the Earth page 4 Copernicus Books 2009 ISBN 978 0 387 75533 5External links editList of communes traversed by la Meridienne verte on the website of the French Senate in French Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meridienne verte amp oldid 1023953760, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
