
Plascassier is located between
Valbonne (2.8 km) and
Grasse
Grasse (; Provençal oc, Grassa in classical norm or in Mistralian norm ; traditional it, Grassa) is the only subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur region on the French Riviera. In 2017, the co ...
(7 km) and only 31 km away from
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
airport. Although bordered by several communes—
Valbonne,
Opio,
Mouans-Sartoux and
Châteauneuf-de-Grasse—it falls under the jurisdictional umbrella of Grasse.
French singer
Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars.
Pi ...
died here on October 10, 1963.
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Villages in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur