FRANCE

FRANCE.

Rock of Solutré (Roche de Solutré, Saône-et-Loire, Burgundy).
Stamp issued on 28.09.1985.
Face value: 3.90 French francs.
Design: Gérard Diaz.
Engraving: Pierre Albuisson.
Printing: Rotogravure.
Print: 12,000,000 copies.
Size: 40 x 26 mm.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 2518.
- StampWorld No. 2510.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2388.

The Rock of Solutré is a limestone cliff overlooking the town of Solutré-Pouilly, 8 km (5 mi) west of the city of Mâcon. Its summit is 493 m (1,617 ft) above sea level. It is an emblematic site protected by the law of classified sites with the category of Grand Site de France. It is interesting as a rare geological phenomenon in the region and for hosting one of the richest prehistoric sites in Europe in bones and lithic remains of a Paleolithic culture that occupied it for 55,000 years. Archaeological excavations began in 1866.