Puget-Théniers

Puget-Théniers lies in the narrow valley of the Var, beneath a castle and surrounded by the foothills of the Alps. In the thirteenth century the Count of Provence established a new settlement below the fortress, sharing local rights with the lords of Puget. The town placed itself under the protection of Amadeus VII of Savoy in 1388. By the early nineteenth century its tanneries and trade in skins had made it an important leather centre in the county of Nice.