Sillans waterfall

The ENS of Sillans-la-Cascade is a natural area with varied environments: Natural meadows, riparian forest, river, mixed forest, etc. With an exceptional scenery, varied environments and the presence of waterfalls, extremely favorable to biodiversity. Protected species: bats, orchids, mammals. It is also a place of contracted or regulated uses. Help us to protect this exceptional site and comply with regulations: no fire, dog on a leash, no swimming.

The walls appear to date from the medieval period, at a time when the villages wanted to protect from attacks of various origins: looters, war, plague,... If the castle was completely refurbished by the Marquis de Castellane, it is not the same thing for the medieval walls. The crenellated part of the tower was rebuilt in the 19th century.

The Church of Sillans-la-Cascade is under the patronage of the relics of Saint-Etienne, a martyr whose feast is celebrated on 3 August. The church preserves a relic of the first martyr, Saint-Etienne. It was brought in the end of the 12th century by a member of the noble family of Pontevès returning from a crusade. It succeeded an ancient chapel dedicated to Saint-Laurent, published in 1079 in a bull of Pope Gregory VI. It still existed in the beginning of the 19th century.

Sillans-la-Cascade was a village with three castles: the first one, a medieval castle, ruined in the late Middle Ages. The second one, built in 1609 in the surrounding area, was destroyed during the Revolution. The third one, built in the early 19th century by Rolland Sillans in the middle of a park, was bought by the town in 1992 to the Count François de Castellane.

Affluent de l'Argens en rive gauche, la Bresque est un cours d'eau calcaire qui prend naissance à Fox-Amphoux. Il traverse les communes de Sillans-la-Cascade, Salernes et Entrecasteaux sur un linéaire de 29km.Les eaux turquoises, magnifiques de la Bresque font une chute de 42 m puis continuent leur chemin pour rencontrer l’Argens. Le parcours de cette rivière serpentant dans une nature luxuriante et intacte. L’endroit est paradisiaque.

The ENS of Sillans is a Sensitive Natural Area whose natural and landscaped heritage accounted for the purchase of 367ha of natural lands by the County Council of the Var from 1989 and 1992. A Departmental Property whose objective is to preserve the natural heritage and make it accessible to the public. Some significant improvements have been carried out to allow the public access to the belvedere opposite the waterfall in total safety. Sillans la Cascade is classified as "natural heart".