The Château du Tholonet is an historic château or bastide in Le Tholonet near Aix-en-Provence, France.[1]

Château du Tholonet
The chateau in 2010.
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General information
TypeChâteau
Town or cityLe Tholonet
CountryFrance
Coordinates43°31′27″N 5°30′34″E / 43.5242°N 5.5094°E / 43.5242; 5.5094
Completed1776
ClientAlexandre de Gallifet
OwnerSociété du Canal de Provence

History

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The estate was acquired by Alexandre de Gallifet, who served as the President of the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence, from the d'Albertas family in 1646.[2] The bastide was completed in 1776, a decade prior to the French Revolution.[1] It was later inherited by Gaston Alexandre Auguste, Marquis de Galliffet, who opposed the construction of the Zola Dam in 1838.[3]

It has been home to the Société du Canal de Provence since 1959.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Château du Tholonet". Office de tourisme d'Aix-en-Provence. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Le château". Le Tholonet. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Mitterand, Henri (2009). Zola tel qu'en lui-même. Paris: Presses universitaires de France. pp. 171–204. ISBN 9782130570820. Retrieved March 28, 2016 – via Cairn.info.