Saint-Hilaire du Touvet is a commune situated on the Plateau des Petites Roches, a natural balcony above the valley of the Isère River, on the east side of the Massif de la Chartreuse and overlooked by the peak of the Dent de Crolles. It is linked to Montfort, situated on the road between Grenoble and Chambéry in the valley below, by a funiculaire. Until this was opened in 1924, the village was accessible only on foot, or by mule.
The Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet is a funicular railway built between 1920 and 1924, principally to serve several sanatoria built to house tuberculosis patients. A road has long since been opened, and the funicular is now used mostly by tourists and paragliders. Until 1955, the funicular was served by two 40 passenger cars, replaced in that year by a more modern design of car, carrying 60 passengers each. In 1992, these were in turn replaced by new cars to a retro design.
About the stamps
The first stamp is part of the series Buffon's Natural History, issued on June 20, 1988
• The otter (2 CFP)
• The deer (3 CFP)
• The Fox (4 CFP)
• The Badger (5 CFP) - It's on the postcard 1993
The second postcard is part of the series Touristic1995:
1995.01.02 Avenue des Champs-Elysées (4,40 CFP)
1995.01.23 The Normandy bridge (4,40 CFP)
1995.02.27 Malting Stenay - Meuse (2,80 CFP) - It's on the postcard 1993
1995.05.15 Remiremont - Vosges (2,80 CFP)
1995.05.27 The bridge of Nyons - Drôme (4,40 CFP)
1995.06.06 Corrèze in Corrèze (4,40 CFP)
The third stamp is part of the series The Nature of France - Protected species, issued on September 16, 1991:
• The Pyrenean bear / Ursus arctos (2 CFP)
• The tortoise / Testudo hermanni (3 CFP)
• The beaver / Beaver fiber (4 CFP)
• The kingfisher / Alcedo attis (5 CFP) - It's on the postcard 1993
References
Funiculaire de Saint-Hilaire du Touvet - Wikipedia
Saint-Hilaire du Touvet - Funimag
Sender: Mickey
Sent from Saint-Hilaire du Touvet (Rhône-Alpes / France), on 21.10.2015
Photo: Hemon
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