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Villa La Sabranette, renamed Villa Santa Clara, is a historic monument located in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes. Built during the first quarter of the 20th century, it is part of an architectural complex combining a bourgeois house, a terraced garden and a perfume factory. This complex illustrates the alliance between local industry, centered on perfumery, and Italian-inspired residential architecture, with a red villa with two extended bodies of galleries and surmounted by a tower-belvedere.

The perfumery factory, consisting of thirteen buildings, was built in two distinct phases. Between 1900 and 1914, the Hugues House realized the first part. After the First World War, architect Léon Le Bel supervised a second campaign of construction, including the expansion of the villa and the layout of the garden. The latter, organized in terraces, reinforces the Italian stylistic references of the place. The villa and its garden, protected since 2007, bear witness to the golden age of the Brassoise perfumery.

Classified as a Historic Monument, the villa Santa Clara is now a private property. Its inventory entry in 2007 concerns the entire villa and its garden (cadastre BM 142). The official address, 12 avenue Yves-Emmanuel-Baudoin, places the site in the heart of Grasse, emblematic city of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. The photographs available, such as those of Patrick Rouzet under Creative Commons license, document this heritage combining industrial and architectural heritage.

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