Sundial at Val-des-Prés Town Hall

Name: Sundial at Val-des-Prés Town Hall
Address: Mairie de Val-des-Prés 5, Place de l'église Chef-lieu, Val-des-Prés, 05100
Telephone: 04 92 20 02 20

Val-des-Prés

The sundial at Val-des-Prés Town Hall was created in 2005 by Evelyne and Nobert PEYROT, a couple of sundial makers from Plampinet. With its neoclassical decoration, this sundial features the motto of the Republic, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity,” and the village coat of arms.

Description

Like many modern clock faces, this one refers to the building on which it is located: Val-des-Prés Town Hall.
The trompe l'oeil architecture of the clock face reflects the solemnity of the place: a stone base and cornice, pilasters or false pillars on the sides, and a semicircular pediment create a neoclassical setting. The motto of the French Republic, the faux marble, and the banner wrapped around the cornice complete this formalism.
This sundial also features signs of modernity:
- first, the local flower, the martagon lily, represented in scrolls on the pilasters.
- the municipality's logo, featuring larch trees, is depicted at the top.
Its function as a sundial remains clearly visible with the evening star and crescent moon in the center of the dial, the hours in Roman numerals, and the equinoctial line.