Mouans - Sartoux (France)

Mouans Castle with its unusual three-pointed star shape

Entrance to Mouans Castle

Entrance to Mouans Castle

The main square on Rue Napoléon with the town hall

The main square on Rue Napoléon with the town hall

Rue de la Paix, the street that closes the village

Decorations on the houses of Rue Frédéric Mistral

Red is the dominant color on Rue de la République

Restaurants along Rue de la République corner Rue Durand de Sartoux

Restaurants along Rue de la République

Beginning of Rue de Verdun

Crossroads between Rue de Verdun and Rue de la République

Alley between Rue Durand de Sartoux and Rue du 11 november parallel to Rue du Dr Geoffroy

Rue 11 november which starts from Place Suzanne de Villeneuve. The central street of the village

Rue de la Liberté, the north-south street on the west side of the village

Alley between Rue Durand de Sartoux with Rue du 11 november parallel to Rue du Dr. Geoffroy

Floral arrangements in the streets of the village

Rue de la Liberté, the road that crosses the village from north to south

Vases of flowers decorate the windows in the streets of the village

Vases of flowers decorate the windows in the streets of the village

Decorations at the windows of Rue Frédéric Mistral, the last street south of the village

Floral decorations on the windows of Rue de la Liberté

Where is the village of Mouans Sartoux

By: Carlo Piccinelli

Mouans - Sartoux on Google Maps.
Mouans and Sartoux, a few kilometers from Cannes, were two separate villages in the Middle that they has been  abandoned by its inhabitants  in the mid-14th century due to Saracen invasions and disease.
At the end of the 15th century, to repopulate his lands, the lord of Mouans brought in several peasant families, united the two villages into a single municipality in 1858, taking the name of becoming Mouans-Sartoux. Between agriculture and silkworm breeding active until the mid-20th century, the medieval village has now become a tourist destination with a castle and the internal streets largely occupied by climbing plants, mulberry trees, bougainvillea with flower pots in the windows making this village an interesting destination for those visiting the French Riviera.
Links for more informations:
Tourism office: https://www.france-voyage.com/cities-towns/mouans-sartoux