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Gassin (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Association.
At the end of the Middle Ages, Saint-Tropez was detached from the seigneury of Gassin. The 1516 cadastre shows a fortified village built around a single street (today's rue de la Tasco), including the castle and a church, surrounded by a suburb.
The first mentions of the village date back to 1190 or 1234. The tower of the medieval castle which remains testifies to this past like the rue de la Tasco. The village subsequently expanded inside the castle courtyard and then into the suburbs.
Its development in the 19th century came from the plain, construction of carriageways and the railway. The musts. In the village, alleyways, cobbled streets, calades and archways; Rue de la Tasco, the highest in the village; Androuno, the narrowest (one person at a time!);
Aug 24, 2017 · Gassin is believed to be one of the oldest villages in the South of France with the first written evidence dating back to 1234. Roman occupation brought security and prosperity to the region by agricultural development. The original name of Garcin dates back to earlier times to the 10th century.
Populated since the Neolithic period, Gassin was occupied for a long time by the Saracens, before strengthening and becoming the city that we know today from the sixteenth century. The development of seaside tourism in the region at the end of the 19th century will bring a steady stream of visitors to the village, notably thanks to the ...
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Châteauneuf’s Hannibal Square is the heart of the new village of Gassin, created in the 1990s by the creator of the lakeside town of Port-Grimaud: François Spoerry. This extension has received an architecture award for its excellence.
