Château du Tholonet explained

Château du Tholonet
Building Type:Château
Location Town:Le Tholonet
Location Country:France
Client:Alexandre de Gallifet
Owner:Société du Canal de Provence
Coordinates:43.5242°N 5.5094°W
Completion Date:1776

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

History

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Château du Tholonet. Office de tourisme d'Aix-en-Provence. March 30, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160410080132/http://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/a-voir-que-faire/agenda-des-evenements/?detail=5678. April 10, 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: Le château. Le Tholonet. March 30, 2016.
  3. Book: Mitterand. Henri. Zola tel qu'en lui-même. 2009. Presses universitaires de France. Paris. 9782130570820. 171–204. March 28, 2016. Cairn.info. registration .