![When France switched to the meter in the 18th century, they placed 16 of these across Paris so that people would be able to tell exactly how long a meter is. : When France switched to the meter in the 18th century, they placed 16 of these across Paris so that people would be able to tell exactly how long a meter is. :](https://preview.redd.it/wk337v6dg92z.jpg?auto=webp&s=ccbdb37995c2608d85177cb1c57b687c423b4001)
When France switched to the meter in the 18th century, they placed 16 of these across Paris so that people would be able to tell exactly how long a meter is. :
![France, Pyrenees Atlantiques, Basque Country, Iraty massif, road of the Col de Burdincurutcheta (mountain pass) (1,135 meters), Way of the Cross of the Saint-Sauveur chapel (12th century) and common wood pigeon hunting France, Pyrenees Atlantiques, Basque Country, Iraty massif, road of the Col de Burdincurutcheta (mountain pass) (1,135 meters), Way of the Cross of the Saint-Sauveur chapel (12th century) and common wood pigeon hunting](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PWMP38/france-pyrenees-atlantiques-basque-country-iraty-massif-road-of-the-col-de-burdincurutcheta-mountain-pass-1135-meters-way-of-the-cross-of-the-saint-sauveur-chapel-12th-century-and-common-wood-pigeon-hunting-posts-PWMP38.jpg)
France, Pyrenees Atlantiques, Basque Country, Iraty massif, road of the Col de Burdincurutcheta (mountain pass) (1,135 meters), Way of the Cross of the Saint-Sauveur chapel (12th century) and common wood pigeon hunting
France Pyrenees Atlantiques Basque Country Iraty Massif Road Of The Col De Iratiko Et Leopak High-Res Stock Photo - Getty Images
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BIARRITZ LIGHTHOUSE, 73 METERS IN HEIGHT, BASQUE COUNTRY, BASQUE COAST, BIARRITZ, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy
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France, Pyrenees Atlantiques, Basque Country, Iraty massif, the Col de Iratiko et Leopak (mountain pass) (1,327 meters), beech forest in autumn Stock Photo - Alamy
![France, Pyrenees Atlantiques, Basque Country, Iraty massif, boundary stone at the France-Spain border, at the foot of the Urkulu ridge (1,419 meters) (Way of Saint James Stock Photo - Alamy France, Pyrenees Atlantiques, Basque Country, Iraty massif, boundary stone at the France-Spain border, at the foot of the Urkulu ridge (1,419 meters) (Way of Saint James Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PWMP4G/france-pyrenees-atlantiques-basque-country-iraty-massif-boundary-stone-at-the-france-spain-border-at-the-foot-of-the-urkulu-ridge-1419-meters-way-of-saint-james-PWMP4G.jpg)
France, Pyrenees Atlantiques, Basque Country, Iraty massif, boundary stone at the France-Spain border, at the foot of the Urkulu ridge (1,419 meters) (Way of Saint James Stock Photo - Alamy
![BIARRITZ LIGHTHOUSE, 73 METERS IN HEIGHT, BASQUE COUNTRY, BASQUE COAST, BIARRITZ, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy BIARRITZ LIGHTHOUSE, 73 METERS IN HEIGHT, BASQUE COUNTRY, BASQUE COAST, BIARRITZ, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BBRDM6/biarritz-lighthouse-73-meters-in-height-basque-country-basque-coast-BBRDM6.jpg)
BIARRITZ LIGHTHOUSE, 73 METERS IN HEIGHT, BASQUE COUNTRY, BASQUE COAST, BIARRITZ, PYRENEES ATLANTIQUES, (64), FRANCE Stock Photo - Alamy
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