Vence Postcards - Trains, Stations & Bridges

Location: Trains, Stations and Bridges – 46 postcards.

Vence was once part of an old French railway line that linked Nice to Grasse and eventually Draguignan and Meyrargues. Known as la Ligne Central-Var it was part of the Sud-France network. The line was closed permanently in 1950 after sections of it was destroyed in World War II. Many remnants of it still remain in the area and are easy to find. Just a few kilometers from Vence you can still see the pillars of the Loup viaduct which spanned the Loup River. It was destroyed during the war in 1944 and all that remains today are a few of the supporting pillars.

Many of the old train stations from the line are still standing, but sadly, the Vence train station no longer exists. However, we can see it in some of these postcards. You’ll also see images of various bridges and train lines.

If you have any questions about any of the cards featured here, if you see any errors or if you would like more information, drop me an email at steve@steveandcaroleinvence.com.

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Trains

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Cie des Arts Photomecaniques - 51 Front — 51 – Oh ! quel joli paysage
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)

51 – Back
(Cie des Arts Photomécaniques)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Front — J’Arrive un Souvenir de Vence
(Unknown Manufacturer)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Back — Back
(Unknown Manufacturer)

La Gare

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Marque Déposée MN 280 - Front — 280 – La Gare S.F.
(Marque déposée M.N.)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Marque Déposée MN 280 - Back — 280 – Back
(Marque déposée M.N.)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Édition Giletta 4 Front — 4 – La Gare
(Édition Giletta)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Édition Giletta 4 Back — 4 – Back
(Édition Giletta)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - 280 Front — 280 – La Gare S.F.
(unknown manufacturer)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - 280 Back — 280 – Back
(unknown manufacturer)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Imp. Foucachon 4 - Front — 4 – La Gare
(Imp. Foucachon)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Imp. Foucachon 4 - Back — 4 – Back
(Imp. Foucachon)

Bridges

Steve and Carole in Vence - Establissement de photographie Giletta - Front — Le Pont du Malvan
*Postmarked August 30, 1926*
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Establissement de photographie Giletta - Back — Back
(Establissement de photographie Giletta)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Etablissements de Photographie Giletta frères - Front — St-Paul-du-Var (A -M.) – Le Pont du Malvan
(Etablissements de Photographie Giletta frères)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Etablissements de Photographie Giletta frères - Back — Back
(Etablissements de Photographie Giletta frères)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Levy Fils et Cie 2 - Front — 2 – Vue générale et le Viaduc de la Ligne du sud
(Levy Fils & Cie)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Levy Fils et Cie 2 - Back — 2 – Back
(Levy Fils & Cie)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Etablissement de Photographie Giletta Frères - Front — Le Viaduc et Quartier d’Aspras – Ligne du Sude de la France
(Etablissement de photographie GILETTA frères)
*Dated 1914*

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Etablissement de Photographie Giletta Frères - Back — Back
(Etablissement de photographie GILETTA frères)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Etablissement de Photographie Giletta - Front — Le Viaduc et Quartier d’Aspras – Ligne du Sude de la France
Variation
(Etablissement de Photographie Giletta)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Etablissement de Photographie Giletta - Back — Back
(Etablissement de Photographie Giletta)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Edit Raynard - Front — Le Viaduc et Quartier d’Aspras
Variation
*Postmarked October 3, 1913*
(Edit Raynard)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Edit Raynard - Back — Back
(Edit Raynard)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - ND Phot 992 Front — 992 – Le Viaduc de la Lubiane
(ND Phot)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - ND Phot 992 Back — 992 – Back
(ND Phot)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Vue Orsoni, edit. Front — Pont de la Lubiane
(Vue Orsoni)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Vue Orsoni, edit. Back — Back
(Vue Orsoni)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - ND Phot 915 Front — 915 – Vue générale
(ND Phot)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - ND Phot 915 Back — 915 – Back
(ND Phot)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Anciens Etab 1310 - Front — 1310 – Viaduc de la Cagnes, route de St-Jeannet
(Anciens Etab.)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Anciens Etab 1310 - Back — 1310 – Back
(Anciens Etab.)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Etablissements Frédéric Laugier 21 - Front — 21 – Le Viaduc de la Lubiane
(Etablissement Frédéric Laugier)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Etablissements Frédéric Laugier 21 - Back — 21 – Back
(Etablissement Frédéric Laugier)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Rostan et Munier 41 - Front — 41 – Viaduc de la Cagne et Route de St-Jeannet
(Rostan et Munier, Editions d’art)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Rostan et Munier 41 - Back — 41 – Back
(Rostan et Munier, Editions d’art)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Neurdein Frères 1310 - Front — 1310 – Viaduc de la Cagnes, route de Saint-Jeannet
(Neurdein Frères)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Neurdein Frères 1310 - Back — 1310 – Back
(Neurdein Frères)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Unknown Manufacturer 23 - Front — 23 – Viaduc de la Cagne
(Unknown manufacturer – from a booklet)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Unknown Manufacturer 23 - Back — 23 – Back
(Unknown manufacturer – from a booklet)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Etablissement de Photographie Giletta Frères 5 - Front — 5 – La Cagne et les Vieux Moulins
Ligne du Sud de la France
(Etablissements de Photographie Giletta frères)
*Postmarked 1911*

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Etablissement de Photographie Giletta Frères 5 - Back — 5 – Back
(Etablissements de Photographie Giletta frères)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Unknown Manufacturer - Front — Ligne de Nice à Grasse
(Unknown Manufacturer)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Unknown Manufacturer - Back — Back
(Unknown Manufacturer)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Edit. d'Art Munier 4 - Front — 4 – Le Viaduc de le Cagne – Les Moulins
(Edit. d’Art Munier)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Edit. d'Art Munier 4 - Back — 4 – Back
(Edit. d’Art Munier)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Anciens Etab - 1323 Front — 1323 – Baon (sic) de Saint-Jeannet et Viaduc de la Cagne
(Anciens Etab.)
Typo, should be “Baou”

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Editions d'Art Munier 42 - Front — 42 – Viaduc de la Cagne et le Baou de Saint-Jeannet
(Editions d’Art Munier)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Anciens Etab - 1323 Back — 1323 – Back
(Anciens Etab.)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Editions d'Art Munier 42 - Back — 42 – Back
(Editions d’Art Munier)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Levy Fils et Cie 8 - Front — 8 – Le Viaduc de la Cagne et le Baou de St-Jeannet
(Levy Fils et Cie)
*Dated 1918*

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Imp. Photo. A. Thiriat Et H. Basuyad Front — Un coin de la Place de la République
*Dated 1931*
(Imp. Phot. A. Thiriat Et H. Basuyad)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Levy Fils et Cie 8 - Back — 8 – Back
(Levy Fils et Cie)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Imp. Photo. A. Thiriat Et H. Basuyad Back — Back
(Imp. Phot. A. Thiriat Et H. Basuyad)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - 441 - Front — 441 – Viaduc du Morvau (Chemin de Fer du Sud)
*Dated 1911*
(unknown manufacturer)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - ND Phot 900 - Front — 900 – Vieux Pont sur la Lubiane
(ND Phot)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - 441 - Back — 441 – Back

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - ND Phot 900 - Back — 900 – Back
(ND Phot)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie - Front — 900 – Vieux Pont sur la Lubian
(Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Marque déposée M.N. 283 - Front — 283 – Le Viaduc et le Baou de St-Janet (typo, should be Jeannet)
*Dated March 10, 1923*
(Marque déposée M.N.)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie - Back — 900 – Back
(Imp. Phot. Neurdein et Cie)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Marque déposée M.N. 283 - Back — Back
(Marque déposée M.N.)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Unknown Manufacturer 22 - Front — 22 – Ligne du Sud. Le Viaduc de la Cagne et le Baou de St-Jeannet
(Unknown manufacturer – from a booklet)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard -Edition L.R. 22 - Front — 22 – Ligne du Sud – Le Viaduc de la Cagne et le Baou de St-Jeannet
(Edition L.R.)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Unknown Manufacturer 22 - Back — 22 – Back
(Unknown manufacturer – from a booklet)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard -Edition L.R. 22 - Back — 22 – Back
(Edition L.R.)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Levis Fils et Cie 8 - Front — 8 – Ligne du Sud, le Viaduc de la Cagne et le Baou de Saint-Jeannet
(variation)
(Levy Fils et Cie)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Levis Fils et Cie 8 - Back — 8 – Back
(Levy Fils et Cie)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Neurdein Frères 900 - Front — 900 – Vieux Pont sur la Lubiane
(Neurdein Frères)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Neurdein Frères 900 - Back — 900 – Back
(Neurdein Frères)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Neurdein Frères 1323 - Front — 1323 – Baou de Saint-Jeannet et Viaduc de la Cagne
(Neurdein Frères)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Neurdein Frères 1323 - Back — 1323 – Back
(Neurdein Frères)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Rostan et Munier, Editions d'art 42 - Front — 42 – Viaduc de la Cagne et le Baou de St-Jeannet
(Rostan et Munier, Editions d’art)

Steve and Carole in Vence - Vintage French Postcard - Rostan et Munier, Editions d'art 42 - Back — 42 – Back
(Rostan et Munier, Editions d’art)

STEVE AND CAROLE IN VENCE

Vence Postcards
Trains, Stations & Bridges

Trains

La Gare

Bridges