The main Porch

Description

This was the main entrance to the old village. Equipped with a gate, it was closed every evening to protect the villagers. It soon became the village's excise office with the obligation for the entering peddlers to pay the salt tax. In the 17th century a guard room was installed under the porch. As the bulk of the troops were stationed in Solliès le Pont, the “toucassin” guards were housed and fed by the inhabitants. This was an obligation imposed by Sieur Palamède de Forbin, Lord of Solliès le Haut.

Spoken languages

• French