Hôtel de Simiane

Hôtel de Simiane
General information
Type Hôtel particulier
Address 17, rue Goyrand
Town or city Aix-en-Provence
Country France
Design and construction
Architect Thomas Lainée

The Hôtel de Simiane (a.k.a. "Hôtel de Grignan Simiane") is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.

Location

It is located at number 17 on the Rue Goyrand in the Quartier Mazarin of Aix-en-Provence.[1][2]

History

It was designed by architect Thomas Lainée (1682-1739) in the seventeenth century.[1] It includes wallpapers by Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714–1789).[1][3][4] It has three stories. Outside, it has a fountain with a fountain.[1]

It was the private residence of Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné (1646–1705) and her husband François Adhémar de Monteil, Comte de Grignan (1632–1714).[1] Their daughter, Pauline de Simiane (1676-1737), sold it to another private owner in 1730.[2]

Heritage significance

It has been listed as a monument historique since 1 July 1989.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 French Ministry of Culture
  2. 1 2 Culture 13
  3. L'Illustration, Issues 4335-4347, 1926
  4. Henri Dobler, Le cadre de la vie mondaine à Aix-en-Provence aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles: Boudoirs et jardins, F. Detaille, 1928, p. 66

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