| Place des Lices | |
| Place Type: | City square |
| Image Place: | File:Náměstí v St.Tropez.jpg |
| Image Caption: | Place des Lices |
| Location: | Saint-Tropez, France |
| Coordinates: | 43.27°N 6.6411°W |
Place des Lices also known as Place Carnot[1] is a nineteenth century public square in the city of Saint-Tropez, France.[2]
Place des Lices is located south of the Saint-Tropez's Vieux Port[3] at the convergence of Avenue Foch and Boulevard Vasserot.[4]
The area of Place des Lices dates back to the ninth and tenth century when the field was likely used as a jousting ground as the original meaning of Lices was "jousting ground".[5] By the early 1800s, the field was converted into a city square when twelve plane trees were planted.[6] Between 1890 and 1940,[3] Places des Lices became a popular gathering space for French artists particularly at the square's Café des Arts.[7]
Place des Lices is lined with rows of hundred year old plane trees on the square's white sandy ground.[8] The edges of the square is lined with rows of cafés.[9] The square also houses an eighteen century fountain.[10]
Each Tuesday and Saturday, Place des Lices hosts a Provençal market.[11] Locals at Place des Lices often play the boules game pétanque.[12] The square also hosts pétanque tournaments during summer.[13]
Several artists including Paul Signac,[14] Joseph Kutter,[15] Henri Matisse,[16] and Charles Camoin[5] have painted works depicting Places des Lices.
Place des Lices appeared on the fourth episode of The Amazing Race 30 (2018) as the site of a Head-to-Head competition of pétanque and the leg's Pit Stop.[17]