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[[File:Parfumerie Bruno Court 1923.jpg|thumb|Share of the S. A. de la Parfumerie Bruno Court, issued 1 january 1923]]
 
Grasse has had a prospering perfume industry since the end of the 18th century. Grasse is the centre of the French perfume industry and is known as the world's perfume capital (''la capitale mondiale des parfums''). Many "noses" (or, in French, "les nez" (plural)/"le nez" (singular)) are trained or have spent time in Grasse to distinguish over 2,000 kinds of scents. Grasse produces over two-thirds of France's natural aromas (for perfume and for food flavourings). This industry turns over more than 600 million euros a year. {{Citation needed|date=October 2009}} Grasse's particular [[microclimate]] encouraged the flower farming industry. It is warm and sufficiently inland to be sheltered from the sea air. There is an abundance of water, thanks to its location in the hills and the 1860 construction of the [[Siagne]] canal for [[irrigation]] purposes. The town is {{convert|350|m|2|abbr=on}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]] and {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} from the coast ([[Côte d'Azur]]). [[Jasmine]], a key ingredient of many perfumes, was brought to southern France by the [[Moors]] in the 16th century. Twenty-seven tonnes of jasmine are now harvested in Grasse annually. There are numerous old 'parfumeries' in Grasse, such as [[Galimard]], [[Molinard]] and [[Fragonard]], each with tours and a museum.
 
The trade in [[leather]] and [[Tanning (leather)|tanning]] work developed during the twelfth century around the small canal that runs through the city. This activity produced a strong unpleasant odour. At the time of the [[Renaissance]] perfume manufacturers began production of gloves, handbags and belt (clothing), to meet the new fashion from Italy with the entourage of Queen [[Catherine de Medici]].