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Located at 8 km from Grenoble, at the foot of the Belledonne massif, beneath the ski resort of Chamrousse, Uriage-les-Bains is a spa town attached to the communes of Saint-Martin-d'Uriage and Vaulnaveys-le-Haut. It was established during the Roman Empire. The Romans built baths to enjoy the anti-rheumatic properties of the springwater.
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Uriage thermal water contains sulphide and salt, and has a molecular concentration similar to that of human blood serum, which is unique in the world and allowed to be administered directly in intra-muscular injections. There are various curing techniques including showers, baths, hydromassages, applications of mud, filiform shower and aerosols.
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| 3340 Uriage-les-Bains - The park dominates by the Château d'Uriage |
The town is dominated by the Château d'Uriage, built in the 15th and 16th centuries, but it is likely that there are elements dating from the time of its construction by the Germans in the 13th century. The castle is made up of three massive main buildings, erected around a square courtyard, flanked by the corners of the round towers. The largest and tallest serving as a dungeon. In the late 1980s, it was transformed into a co-ownership of 50 flats, making it a private property.
About the stamps
On the postcard 3340
• Lophaster gaini (0.80 EUR) - It's on the postcard 3384
• Notocidaris platyacantha (1.05 EUR)
• Promachocrinus kerguelensis (1.55 EUR) - It's on the postcard 3340
The second stamp is part of the series Liberté de Gandon d'après Delacroix, about which I wrote here.
The last stamp is also a special one, because is part of the series Penguins, issued by French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF) on March 14, 2019.
• Eudyptes chrysocome (0.10 EUR) - It's on the postcard 3355
• Aptenodytes patagonicus (0.20 EUR) - It's on the postcard 3340
• Pygoscelis papua (0.30 EUR) - It's on the postcard 3381
On the postcard 3355
The first stamp is one of the 12 of the series Zodiac Signs, issued by New Caledonia (a special collectivity of France) on February 5, 2019, all with the same face values (75 XPF). The second stamp is part of the series Penguins, about which I wrote above.
The third stamp is part of the series Endemic Birds, issued by French Polynesia on January 29, 2019.
• Tahiti petrel / Pseudobulweria rostrata (10 XPF) - It's on the postcard 3355
• Tahiti monarch / Pomarea nigra (80 XPF)
The fourth stamp is part of the series Minerals - Ilmenite, designed by Claude Perchat and issued by French Southern and Antarctic Territories (TAAF) on January 2, 2018.
• Ilmenite 1 (0.50 EUR) - It's on the postcard 3355
• Ilmenite 2 (0.50 EUR)
The last stamp is one of the two of the series Chinese New Year - Year of the Pig, designed by Cheng Jiang Hong and issued on January 25, 2019.
• (0.80 EUR) - It's on the postcard 3355
• (1.30 EUR)
On the postcard 3381
About the first stamp, depicting Myro jeanneli, I wrote here.
The second stamp is part of the Tourism Series, issued in 1988.
1988.07.25 Douarnenez - The Boat Museum (2.00 FRF)
1988.07.04 Château de Sédières - Corrèze (2.20 FRF)
1988.09.12 Pérouges - Ain (2.20 FRF)
1988.07.25 Circus of Gavarnie (3.00 FRF) - It's on the postcard 3381
1988.06.13 Hermès dicephale - Upper Roman Empire - Fréjus (3.70 FRF)
The last stamp is part of the series Penguins, about which I wrote above.
Sender 3340, 3355, 3381: Jean-Yves Gerlat
3340: Sent from Lancey / Villard-Bonnot (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / France), on 23.12.2019
3355, 3381: Sent from Lancey / Villard-Bonnot (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / France), on 19.12.2019
Photo 3355: Olivier Collomb
Photo 3381: S. Billiemaz
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