The Château du Tholonet is an historic château or bastide in Le Tholonet near Aix-en-Provence, France.[1]
| Château du Tholonet | |
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 The chateau in 2010. | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Château |
| Town or city | Le Tholonet |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 43°31′27″N 5°30′34″E / 43.5242°N 5.5094°E |
| Completed | 1776 |
| Client | Alexandre de Gallifet |
| Owner | Société du Canal de Provence |
History edit
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 edit
- ^ a b "Château du Tholonet". Office de tourisme d'Aix-en-Provence. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ a b "Le château". Le Tholonet. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
- ^ 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.
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