The Château de Font-Ségugne is a historic château built at Font-Ségugne in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, Provence, France. It is the location of a former bastide built in the 15th century for a Roman Catholic cardinal. It was the birthplace of the Félibrige in the 1850s. Nowadays, it is a winery.
Location edit
It is located on the Cancabèu (Campbeau) plateau in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, Provence, Southern France.[1]
History edit
15th-century house edit
In the 15th century, a bastide was built for an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.[2]
It later belonged to the Dukes of Gadagne.[3]
Birthplace of the Félibrige edit
The bastide belonged to Marie-Pierre d'Alcantara Goujon (1770–1840), a wealthy philanthropist who served as the mayor of Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne from 1813 to 1816.[3][4] He had no children and bequeathed it to the Giéra family in the 19th century.[1]
On 21 May 1854, Paul Giéra formed the Félibrige movement with fellow poets Frédéric Mistral, Joseph Roumanille, Théodore Aubanel, Jean Brunet, Anselme Mathieu and Alphonse Tavan here.[2][1]
Château edit
The château was built in 1860.[1]
Wine edit
The estate produces wine.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne: Félibrige
- ^ a b Maurice Pezet, Le Ventoux et le comtat venaissin, Fernand Lanore, Paris, 1977, p. 22 [1]
- ^ a b Cinquantenaire de Font-Ségugne[permanent dead link], Centre International de l'Écrit en Langue d'Oc, October 2010
- ^ Pays des Sorgues: Le plateau de Campbeau[permanent dead link]
- ^ Gadagne: Château de Fontségugne