Lacoste, Vaucluse still. The oldest building in the town, the Maison Forte, dates back to the 9th century while the nearby Pont Julien remains one of the oldest standing examples of a working 1st century B.C. Roman bridge. Finnbar Mac Eoin, author of "Two Suitcases And A Dog" lives in Lacoste. He was the last person to drive across The Pont Julien before it closed to traffic in 2005. A plaque states, "We do not know who was the first person to cross, but an Irishman was the last". Lacoste is best known for its most notorious resident, Donatien Alphonse Francois comte
Louis Alphonse Gassion at the age of 62. The cause of his death was from lung cancer. In 2007, Louis Gassion was portrayed by Jean-Paul Rouve in Olivier Dahan's biopic of Édith Piaf's life - La Vie en rose. Louis Alphonse Gassion Louis Alphonse Gassion (10 May, 1881 - 3 March, 1944) was a French circus performer and contortionist, with a background in theatre. He is mostly known as the father of the legendary French singer-songwriter and actress Édith Piaf. Gassion was born on 10 May, 1881 in Falaise, Calvados to a poor family. His father, Victor Alphonse Gassion, was a horseman in