Plascassier
Plascassier is a district of Grasse , a town known for its perfume factories in the hinterland of the Côte d'Azur in the east of the Alpes-Maritimes department , twelve kilometers north of Cannes on the Mediterranean coast.
geography
The prefecture of Nice is approximately 29 kilometers as the crow flies, the French capital Paris is approximately 677 km as the crow flies from Plascassier. The city of Grasse offers a large proportion of forest areas and extends over a wide area. There are large differences in altitude in Plascassier, ranging from under 100 to over 1000 meters. The average altitude is 333 meters.
Place name research
Plascassier was originally called "Plan Escassier" and "Planscassier", which means "muddy path". The Provencal word "escassier", French "échasse", means "stilts" in German.
Attractions
- The Church of Plascassier, built in 1644, was dedicated to St. Pancras . The village has its own parish , which was founded in 1770 and whose church was restored in 1882.
- The fountain, which was inaugurated on May 10, 1891, is supplied with water from the de Foulon aqueduct.
Personalities related to Plascassier
- Édith Piaf (1915–1963), French singer, died on October 10, 1963 at the age of 47 in Plascassier of cirrhosis of the liver . Théo Sarapo , supported by closest friends, brought her corpse back to “her” city, Paris , in secret and camouflaged in an ambulance that same night . Your family doctor, who issued the death certificate for October 11, stated that the place of death was Paris.
Coordinates: 43 ° 39 ' N , 6 ° 59' E