Hôtel de Valbelle

Hôtel de Valbelle

Main door to the Hôtel de Valbelle
General information
Type Hôtel particulier
Address 24, Rue Mignet
Town or city Aix-en-Provence
Country France
Completed 1655
Client Joseph-Anne de Valbelle de Tourves
Owner French state

The Hôtel de Valbelle is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.

Location

It is located at 24, rue Mignet on one side and the rue Lisse-Saint-Louis on the other side, in Aix-en-Provence.[1][2][3]

History

It was built for Joseph-Anne de Valbelle de Tourves (1648-1722) in 1655, when he was only seven years old.[1][2] He later served as President a mortier of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence. The hotel was restored and expanded by his great-grandson, Joseph-Alphonse-Omer de Valbelle (1729-1818), in the eighteenth century.[1]

It currently houses the under-prefecture.[2] As of June 2013, the sous-prefecture is hoping to sell it for €9 million, while the city council would only be willing to purchase it for €3.5 million; thus its future ownership is uncertain.[4]

Heritage significance

It has been listed as a monument historique since 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 French Ministry of Culture
  2. 1 2 3 Culture 13: Hôtel de Valbelle
  3. ↑ Google Maps
  4. ↑ Jerome Cordelier, Les palais du maire, Le Point, 20/06/2013

Coordinates: 43°31′51″N 5°27′03″E / 43.5309°N 5.4507°E / 43.5309; 5.4507

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