The Emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte, crossed the Préalpes d'Azur in 1815. On his return from the Elba island, he brought with him an army of 1 ;200 men. He will make a stop in Escragnolles, and after 64 km of walk from Golfe-Juan, he will wait on March 2, 1815 in the village of Séranon where he bivouacked in the snow at more than 1 000 m of altitude.