The Mallemoisson Clock Tower

The Mallemoisson Clock Tower

You have just passed a tower which for a long time was considered to be a simple dovecote, or pigeon-house; this was in fact its function at the end of the 19th century.

Only recently has it become clear that this was indeed a clock tower. However, nothing is known about the time of its construction or how it operated!

Its dominant position and square shape might suggest that it was reused in the 17th or 18th century from an older building, such as a watchtower.

For the time being, the Mallemoisson clock tower remains a mystery, standing on a solid sandstone bedrock-base, the last witness to the presence of the sea in the Miocene period.

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Adresse

UNESCO Géoparc de Haute-Provence
Musée Promenade
Parc Saint-Benoît BP 30 156
04990 DIGNE-LES-BAINS
France

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ACTUALITÉ / PLAN DU SITE

L’UNESCO Géoparc de Haute-Provence est un service de Provence Alpes Agglomération,
administré au travers d’une Entente Intercommunale avec la Communauté de Communes du Sisteronais-Buëch
et financé par la région Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur et le Conseil Départemental de Haute-Provence.

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