Point Zéro, a medallion embedded in the pavement of the parvis in front of the cathedral. (A parvis is the enclosed area or court in front of a building - particularly a building such as a cathedral or church.) All locations in France are geographically measured relative to this point, which is defined to be the exact center of Paris. The inscription, which is unfortunately illegible in this picture, reads Point zéro des routes de France. I've read that old provincial road signs in France would sometimes announce Paris-Notre Dame, xxx kilometers.
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