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Encyclopedia Britannica



GRASSE

This article appears in Volume V12, Page 369 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: GRA-GUI
GRASSE , a town in the French department of the Alpes Maritimes (till IS6o in that of the Vex),122 m. by rail N. of Cannes. Pop. (1906) town, 13,958; commune, 20,305. It is built in a picturesque situation, in the form of an
amphitheatre
  and at a height of xo66 ft. above the sea, on the southern slope of a hill, facing the Mediterranean. In the older (eastern) part of the town the streets are narrow, steep and winding, but the new portion (western) is laid out in accordance with modern French ideas. It possesses a remarkably mild and salubrious climate, and is well supplied with water. That used for the purpose of the factories comes from the fine
spring
  of Foux. But the drinking water used in the higher portions of the town flows, by means of a conduit, from the Foulon stream, one of the sources of the Loup. Grasse was from 1244 (when the see was transferred hither from Antibes) to 1790 an episcopal see, but was then included in the diocese of Frejus till 186o, when politically as well as ecclesiastically, the region was annexed to the newly-formed department of the Alpes Maritimes. It still possesses a 12th-century cathedral, now a simple parish church; while an ancient tower, of uncertain date, rises close by near the town
hall
 , which was formerly the bishop's palace (13th century). There is a good town library, containing the muniments of the abbey of Lerins, on the
island
  of St Honorat opposite Cannes. In the chapel of the old
hospital
 
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are three pictures by
Rubens
 . The painter J. H. Fragonard (17321806) was a native of Grasse, and some of his best works were formerly to be seen here (now in America). Grasse is particularly celebrated for its perfumery. Oranges and roses are cultivated abundantly in the neighbour-hood. It is stated that the preparation of
attar
  of roses (which costs nearly Doc, per 2 lb) requires alone nearly 7,000,000 roses a year. The finest quality of olive oil is also manufactured at Grasse. (W. A. B. C.)


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