The Chappe Symphony
The Chappe Telegraph
The Côté Tour association, created in 2010, brings together around a hundred members, a handful of enthusiasts and is a member of the National Federation of Post Office and Orange staff associations for historical research.
It offers a historical discovery of the telegraph tower, a system invented by Claude Chappe, from its evolution to the present day. “Côté Tour” also presents cultural outings related to local heritage or even hiking and sports activities, but above all “La Randonnée du Télégraphe” (the 1st Sunday of September), a hike whose twentieth anniversary we will celebrate in September 2022. .
Francine Michon and Pierre Baton, president of the association, enthusiastically share with us the passion that drives them. No need for a laptop, Claude Chappe presents his optical telegraph.