Fountain Sévigné

This fountain is located in the historic heart of Grignan and represents the Marquise de Sevigne. Its in the clock of the old square. The part from the fountain was built in 1840 and the statue of the Marquise was added in 1857. It was the most famous of characters during that time, who lived in the Gringnan castle, and died there in the late seventeenth century. Grignan's big event was the festival of the correspondence, which celebrates the Marquesa De Sévigné. The Marquise was famous for her letters written to her daughter, the Marquise de Grignan. The festival of correspondence is celebrated