Château du Tholonet | |
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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 |
The Château du Tholonet is an historic château or bastide in Le Tholonet near Aix-en-Provence, France. [1]
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]
Château du Tholonet | |
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![]() The chateau in 2010. | |
| |
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 |
The Château du Tholonet is an historic château or bastide in Le Tholonet near Aix-en-Provence, France. [1]
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]