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Roman eagle
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Place Voltaire in Ussel is the home of this Roman eagle, carved in granite. It was discovered near the Peuch mill southeast of Ussel. Dating from the Roman period, it could have been placed over a funerary monument that had disappeared. Without a head when it was discovered, a head was added in 1804 by the sculptor Pic in honour of the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte. The eagle is a feminine name when it becomes a symbol of the Roman or Napoleonic empire.
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Lat, Lng
45.54622.30728
Coordinates copied
Altitude
633 m
Point of Interest updated on 20/11/2025
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2332SB - USSEL EYGURANDE
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 25 ET SÉRIE BLEUE
Scale : 1:25 000
13.90€
2333SB - BORT-LES-ORGUES NEUVIC
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Collection : TOP 25 ET SÉRIE BLEUE
Scale : 1:25 000
13.90€
148 CLERMONT FERRAND SALERS PNR DES VOLCANS D'AUVERGNE
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Collection : TOP 100
Scale : 1:100 000
8.40€
147 LIMOGES GUÉRET PNR DE MILLEVACHES EN LIMOUSIN
Editor : IGN
Collection : TOP 100
Scale : 1:100 000
8.40€
D23-87 CREUSE HAUTE-VIENNE
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Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
D03-63 ALLIER PUY-DE-DÔME
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Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
D15-19 CANTAL CORREZE
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Collection : CARTES DÉPARTEMENTALES IGN
Scale : 1:150 000
5.90€
EUROPE
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Collection : DÉCOUVERTE DES PAYS DU MONDE IGN
Scale : 1:2 500 000
7.00€
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