Center of France
There are several definitions for the geographical center of France .
An early description comes from Julius Caesar . In his work De bello Gallico he wrote that the center was on the border with the Carnutes . In the Middle Ages , the center of France was assumed at Chartres .
When using modern, mathematical methods, it is relevant whether the sea islands (especially Corsica ) are taken into account or not. The center of the motherland is then:
- near the hamlet of La Brande du Murat in Nassigny ( 46 ° 29 ′ 38 ″ N , 2 ° 36 ′ 10 ″ E ), Département Allier , taking into account Corsica,
- near the hamlet of La Coucière in Vesdun ( 46 ° 32 ′ 23 ″ N , 2 ° 25 ′ 49 ″ E ), Cher département , without taking Corsica into account.
These two points are about 14 km apart.
Older calculations by Théophile Moreux came to the result that the center would be at Saulzais-le-Potier ( 46 ° 36 ′ 21 ″ N , 2 ° 29 ′ 54 ″ E ).
literature
- Union Européenne: Les justes milieux. In: IGN magazine, No. 40, March / April 2007, pages 18-21.
Individual evidence
- ^ Commentarii de bello Gallico, Liber VI, 13: Hi certo anni tempore in finibus Carnutum, quae regio totius Galliae media habetur, considunt in loco consecrato.
- ↑ Saulzais-le-Potier ( Memento of the original from June 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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