Boulevard Frédéric Mistral

Frédéric Mistral was born into a wealthy family in Maillane, in the south of France. After several years of boarding school, he passed his baccalaureate at Nantes and began studying law. Very impressed by the 1848 Revolution, which marked the proclamation of the second public revolution, the young man made Lamartine his hero. It was during this year 1848 that he wrote his first poem, "Les Moissons".

The first poem was "Les Moissons"

After his degree, during which he learns the history of Provence, he begins to militate for its independence and for the maintenance of the Provencal language. He composed many works in the langue d'oc. "Mirèio" is his most important and will take him eight years of his life. This long poem which tells the love story between Mireille and Vincent was awarded a Nobel Prize. It was also adapted to film by Ren&eacuteau in 1933. The poet also devoted himself during his years to his association "Félibrige" and wrote "Lou Tresor dou Felibrige", a dictionary of the langue d'oc. He died in 1914 in Maillane, his birthplace. His house was transformed into a museum. His friend Alphonse Daudet dedicated to him one of his "Letters from my mill", "The Poète Mistral".

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