Quelle est l’année de naissance de Georges Brassens ?
22 octobre 1921
Georges Brassens/Date de naissance
Dans « Les chemins du jour », en 1954, Georges Brassens se racontait : Sète, la mer, l’enfance, les chansons, la solitude, la vie de bohème à Paris, Patachou,… Georges Brassens est né il y a cent ans, le 22 octobre 1921, à Sète. Pour fêter le centenaire de la naissance de l’auteur-compositeur et interprète Albane…
What is it like to live in Sète?
- The city still gets a lot of maritime traffic and is etched with waterways, which are fine for walks or cruises. A roll-call of cherished French artists, poets and musicians, like Georges Brassens and Paul Valéry, were born in Sète. And their lives are celebrated with attractions like the Musée Paul Valéry, on a terrace over the water.
What to do in Sète in August?
- Every August Sète honours its patron saint during the Fête de la Saint Louis. The centrepiece of this festival is water jousting, which goes down in the Canal Royal and involves two big guys facing off on platforms attached to crewed rowboats, using lances and wooden shields to knock the other into the water.
What to do in Sète for competecompetitors?
- Competitors take part in a tradition that returns to the very roots of the city, as Sète’s inauguration was marked with water jousts in 1666. There are also all kinds of street shows and outdoor bars (known as bodegas). 5. Espace Georges Brassens
What is the Sète jousting tournament?
- The jousting tournament is box office, to the point where stands are erected on the quays next to the canal and the crowds run deep. Competitors take part in a tradition that returns to the very roots of the city, as Sète’s inauguration was marked with water jousts in 1666.
