VALBONNE is a french village situated in the french Riviera. Five km. separate two parts. The old village which story begin in the middle age and the new area Garbejaïre created for 20 years ago, a social place with HLM . It's situated in the major technology parks in Europe, SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS. The 12 and 13 of sept 2003 the townhall and the 7 lessors collaborated together to an artistic project: Three artists of Garbejaïre are involved and developed the wall-paintings,  Sophie Noëllet, Antony Gripon and Isabelle Chemin. The aim of this project is to give roots to some provencal names used in the streets and places of Garbejaïre and to inscribe a story in this new area. The project extends itself to a pedagogic one. More than 15 school classes with children between 4 to 10 years old visit us at the yard. They are curious to discover a lot of informations on their daily environment.

The first wall-painting illustrates the word "Garbejaïre" which means a place where the farmers bring the corn sheafs. Above we include a modern view of the round- about "Garbejaïre". The second wall-painting illustrates the word "adous" which means water-spring and the chimic molecules of the research laboratories juggle with the bowling's balls. The third wall-painting represants the more over 40 nationalities, living in Garbejaïre. Their flags are floating in a light provencal sky and a map of France. The fourth wall-painting, running all along the street illustrates the word "amouriers" which means mulberry-tree. We made a composition around the entrances as it's possible to see on the old riviera'houses. We add some technological elements like CD, keyboard, mouse.... This fifth wall-painting is the last of the project until new artists go on with a new thematic. Along the 8 meters long of this wall we develop the idea of the population's growth in this area and the daily life of the central place,where take place restaurants and spectacles.