Napoleonic Trivia #49 (1 Viewer)

[Grognard]

Pas de la Faye, Mougins, Gap, La Mure, Grenoble are not stages of the Tour de France but French towns with a special meaning when it comes to Napoléon. What made them so special for the Emperor?

 

[Obee]

Pas de la Faye, Mougins, Gap, La Mure, Grenoble are not stages of the Tour de France but French towns with a special meaning when it comes to Napoléon. What made them so special for the Emperor?

These towns are all along Route Napoléon.

Which is the route taken by Napoléon in 1815 on his return from Elba. It is now a 325-kilometre section of the Route Nationale 85.

The route begins at Golfe-Juan, where Napoleon disembarked 1 March 1815, beginning the Hundred Days that ended at Waterloo. The road was inaugurated in 1932; it leads from the French Riviera to the southern Pre-Alps. It is marked along the way by statues of the flying eagle symbol.

Now thats something I'll have to put on my 'must do' list when next I'm in France

John

Now its time for my Friday lunchtime walk around the block

 

[Grognard]

These towns are all along Route Napoléon.

Which is the route taken by Napoléon in 1815 on his return from Elba. It is now a 325-kilometre section of the Route Nationale 85.

The route begins at Golfe-Juan, where Napoleon disembarked 1 March 1815, beginning the Hundred Days that ended at Waterloo. The road was inaugurated in 1932; it leads from the French Riviera to the southern Pre-Alps. It is marked along the way by statues of the flying eagle symbol.

Now thats something I'll have to put on my 'must do' list when next I'm in France

John

Now its time for my Friday lunchtime walk around the block

Correct answer John! Bravo, you get the yellow jersey of the Route Napoléon! Please see below for the full route and a pic of one of the Eagle milestones...