Credits: ©Mairie de Tourrettes-Sur-Loup
Credits: ©Commission du Film Alpes-Maritimes Côte d'Azur
Credits: ©Mairie de Tourrettes-Sur-Loup
Credits: ©Mairie de Tourrettes-Sur-Loup
Credits: ©Mairie de Tourrettes-Sur-Loup
Location type
Categories
Environment
Countryside,
Mountain
General presentation
The Central-Var line is a former French metric railroad line connecting Nice (Alpes-Maritimes) to Meyrargues (Bouches-du-Rhône).
Disused, this station belongs today to the Commune of Tourrettes-Sur-Loup and houses a petanque club. It was used in the 1938 film "Ernest le Rebelle" by Christian-Jaque with Fernandel and Le Vigan.
The rails that used to run along the station no longer exist.
Location Condition Type
Closed down
Location History
On August 24, 1944, the retreating Germans, faced with the Allied landings of August 15, blew up three major structures in the Alpes Maritimes, including the Pascaressa viaduct located in the town of Tourrettes-sur-Loup.
This date marked the end of the Nice - Grasse railway line of the Southern France Railway Company.
This date marked the end of the Nice - Grasse railway line of the Southern France Railway Company.