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Grasse
appears in the cartulaires at the beginning of the
Middle Ages which is undoubtedly at the beginning
of Xle century.
Its name, whose origin
remain imprecise, derive perhaps of "Grassum
Podium", toponym which still survives in "Large
Puy", this top of the high rock of the tuff
on which the first urban core was edifie, the cathedrale
and turns. The city detacha of the supervision feodale
exercee by a powerful family and obtained her independence
with Xe century.
With the oree of Xlle century, Grasse became a free
commune administree by the Consul, or 1' bishop
of Antibes fixes the siege while waiting of y transferer,
one century plus Lard, that of the
eveche, thus devoting the importance taken by quotes.
With the end of Xlle century, the Consulate etait
become enough powerful to pass, then to renew the
important ones treats political and commercial with
Genes or Pisa. The independence of Grasse, its richness,
its strategic position ordering principal the accesses
has any I' arriere-country, susciterent the covetousness
of the Count de Provence who seized some
while leaving with the grassois their freedoms,
their privileges and a certain autonomy.
Grasse became moreover the vast center dune administrative
and legal unit. Its importance increased in 1388
at the time of the passage has Savoy of Nice and
its Count.
It is large quotes fortifiee very active, drawing
its richness from its geographic position, of
the big business and remarkable dune industry
of the tannery, which enters in 1481 the kingdom.
Its economic activity will be directed consequently
towards France.
Slow the declin of the tannery will be compensates
by the birth and it fast development of perfumery,
craft industry which will become has the end of
XVllle century, thanks to important floral cultures
that supports a particular microclimai, the base
of a powerful industry which one connait the extraordinary
development.
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