Type Hôtel particulier Country France Opened 1742 | Town or city Aix-en-Provence Completed 1742 Phone +33 4 42 20 70 01 | |
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Address 3 Rue Joseph Cabassol, 13100 Aix-en-Provence, France Hours Open today · 10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday10AM–6PMMonday10AM–6PMTuesday10AM–6PMWednesday10AM–6PMThursday10AM–6PMFriday10AM–6PM Architects Robert de Cotte, Georges Vallon Similar Cezanne's studio, Musée Estienne de Saint J, Aix Cathedral, Musée Granet, Camp des Milles Profiles | ||
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The Hôtel de Caumont is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.
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Location
It is located at 1 rue Joseph Cabassol, in the Quartier Mazarin of Aix-en-Provence.
History
It was designed by architects Robert de Cotte (1656–1735) and Georges Vallon (1688-1767), and built from 1715 to 1742 for François Rolland de Réauville de Tertulle, the Marquess of Cabannes. Sculptors Jean-Baptiste Rambot and Bernard Toro designed the atlas. Inside, the entrance has an indoor fountain, with two sets of stairs: one for the family, and another one for the staff.
The hotel was inherited by Jean-Baptiste-François de Tertulle, son of François Rolland de Réauville de Tertulle. Upon his death, his widow sold it to François de Bruny de la Tour d'Aigues (1690-1772). It was inherited by his son, the Marseilles shipowner Jean-Baptiste de Bruny de la Tour d'Aigues (1724-1794), who served as the Président à mortier of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence. He bequeathed it on to his son Marie Jean Joseph (1768-1800), who again passed it to his sister, Pauline de Bruny de la Tour d'Aigues (1767-1850), who had married Amable-Victor-Joseph-François de Paule de Seytres de Caumont (1764-1841), the Marquess of Caumont, in 1796. He was accused of "stealing the most beautiful hôtel particulier from Provence by this marriage," as a street sign outside the hotel suggests. The marriage was childless, and the hotel was bequeathed to one of Pauline's cousins.
In 1964, General Isembart sold it to the city of Aix. They rented it out to La Poste, the postal service in France. From 1970 to 2013, it was home to a music school, the Conservatoire Darius Milhaud.
It has been listed as a monument historique since 1990.
At present
It is owned by Culturespaces, a subsidiary of GDF Suez, and will reopen as a cultural center in May 2015.