On these tours, Jean-Michel Moutard invites you to discover Seillans through its history, heritage, and built landscapes. Each route is based on photographs, postcards, and archival documents, shedding light on the village of the past and enriching the way we see its places today.

Activity 1 - Two hours - The perfume industry of Seillans and the story of Jeanne Villers de La Faye

This tour plunges you into a distinctive chapter of Seillans’ history through the story of the perfume industry and the fate of Jeanne Villers de La Faye. A prominent figure in local life, this remarkable woman maintained a deep connection with the village and helped transform its appearance over time.

Along the way, Jean-Michel Moutard retraces the history of this family, the rise of the perfume industry, and the major changes Seillans underwent between the late 19th century and the early 20th. The arrival of the telephone and electricity, local agricultural dynamics, and the role played by this extraordinary personality come together in a vivid, well-documented, and engaging tour.

Activity 2 - Two hours - Seillans, from the Middle Ages to the present day

This tour offers a sensitive exploration of Seillans’ heritage, from its medieval origins to its more recent transformations. As you walk through the village lanes, Jean-Michel Moutard brings its major historical milestones to life through its stones, gates, buildings, and traces of everyday life.

The route notably includes the Sarrasine Gate, Saint-Léger Church, the village’s old streets, fountains, washhouses, and the bread oven, all of which tell the story of Seillans through the centuries. The tour also touches on some of the more unusual episodes in its development, showing how heritage, local life, and individual initiatives have been intertwined over time.

Activity 3 - Two hours - The bories trail

With this tour, Jean-Michel Moutard takes you to discover the bories of Seillans, these dry-stone shelters that bear witness to an old rural world and remarkable vernacular know-how. The village is said to have more than eighty of them, scattered throughout its immediate surroundings.

The route helps you better understand the purpose of these structures: shelters for workers, storage spaces for tools, places linked to the rhythm of agricultural work, and to the practical organization of rural life. Through their history, architecture, and construction context, an entire part of the Seillans landscape comes back into view.