Opio is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France situated near Grasse. Coluche died in Opio at the age of 41, …Opio is a commune in the Alpes-Maritimes department in southeastern France situated near Grasse. Coluche died in Opio at the age of 41, when his motorcycle crashed into a lorry. Serbian triple agent Duško Popov died in Opio on 10 August 1981, aged 69.