Located in the heart of the village, this square was once the tramway line terminus, linking Nice to Saint-Jean in the early 20th century. Here you can admire the statue “Le pêcheur à l'épervier” (“The fisherman with a hawk”) by the artist Claude Vignon.
Real name Marie-Noémi Cadiot, Claude Vignon was a sculptress, art critic, journalist and novelist (1828-1888).
Did you know? The sparrow hawk is fishing net filled with lead that is cast in shallow water. On contact with the water, the leads gather to form a pocket in which the fish is captured (like a hawk captures its prey).
Claude Vignon is said to have had the idea for this statue when she saw a fisherman in the Anse des Fossettes.