postmarked in 2011 with two great French stamps from 1990
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Nyons was settled in the 6th century BC as Nyrax by a Gallic tribe. Hecataeus of Miletus mentioned Nyrax around 500 BC when writing about the Celts.
It is situated next to the river Aigues or Eygues, which is crossed by an ancient bridge that was completed in 1407 with a span of 40.53 m. (This is the bridge in the bottom left of the postcard)
Nyons is famous for its climate and its olives.
The stamps are from 1990 and designed by Briat Jumelet
(The three stripes represent the three stripes on the French Flag)
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