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Mougins & Celebrities

Photographer

André Villers

André Villers is the reason of the link between Pablo Picasso, Mougins and Photography.

Tailor

Christian Dior

Christian Dior, famous fashion designer lived in the old village, Place du Commandant Lamy.

Singers

Edith Piaf

The "Môme Piaf" stayed in the Gatounière in Mougins in Spring 1963, a few months before her death.

Patrick Sébastien

This famous TV guest star, known for his show « Le Plus grand cabaret du monde » regularely spends his holidays in Mougins.

Painters

Francis Picabia

In 1924, Francis Picabia a famous avant-garde surrealist painter fell in love with Mougins and made it his home.

Jean Cocteau

Mougins has always had close links with artists. Jean Cocteau enjoyed staying in Mougins with his painter friends.

Maurice Gottlob

Maurice GOTTLOB (1885-1970), painter, sculptor, poet....emblematic figure of Mougins, also used to be the communal rural policeman.

Pablo Picasso

Between the Spanish genius and Mougins, there is a real love story that began in the thirties and ended at his death.

Humourists

Franck Dubosc

The humorist and his wife recently bought a house in Mougins. The village has become his summer "resort"

Jean-Marie Bigard

In 2005, the humorist bought the Feu Follet in the heart of the village. We can recall the launching of the restaurant, where the whole town of...

Politicians

François Hollande

The French président François Hollande regularely stays in his holiday hoe here in Mougins.

Napoléon

On his return from Elba Island, Napoléon disembarked in Golfe Juan and made a stop-over in Mougins.Today, the "Route Napoléon, N85" is a not-to-be-...

Sportsmen

Henri Leconte

This former French Tennis player, winner of the Davis Cup in 1991, succombed to the Charm of the old village and settled down nearby.

Patrick Viera

Football player and 1998 World Champion, Patrick Viera didn't hesitate opening a restaurant in Mougins, "Le Park Mougins".