Télégraphe Chappe

#3476 among destinations in France

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CHAPPE Telegraph - an optical communication system based on special semaphores' network, invented by Frenchman Claude Chapppe. Presented for the first time in 1792, he was soon introduced throughout France.

Claude's brother, Ignace, was a deputy to the French Revolutionary Parliament. Thanks to his acquaintances, he managed to get funds to launch the relay line from Lille to Paris, this way the most important news from the front was to be delivered.

Alternative names: Coordinates: 47°36'41"N, 4°3'2"E

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Bourgogne-Franche-ComtéFrance

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Télégraphe Chappe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Collégiale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, St. Martin's Church.

4.5 miS
Church
Collégiale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, Montréal
116 min walk • The collegiate church of Notre-Dame de Montréal is an ancient collegiate church located in Montréal, Burgundy, built in the 12th century by the lords of Montréal.
2.7 miSW
Church
St. Martin's Church, L'Isle-sur-Serein
70 min walk • The Saint-Martin church is a Catholic church located in L'Isle-sur-Serein, France.

Télégraphe Chappe

Facts and practical information

Télégraphe Chappe – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Collégiale Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, Montréal

St. Martin's Church, L'Isle-sur-Serein