Hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques explained

Hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques
Building Type:	Hôtel particulier
Address:	19, Cours Mirabeau
Location Town:	Aix-en-Provence
Location Country:	France
Completion Date:	1732
Architect:	Jean-Baptiste Franque

The Hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.

Location

It is located at 19, Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence.^[1]

History

The widow of Jacques Arbaud purchased the left-side Hôtel de Valbelle-Meyrargues in 1695 and her son André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques (1676-1744) purchased the right-side Hôtel de Séguiran some time later.^{[2] [3]} They were converted in one hôtel particulier in 1732: the hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques by the architect Jean-Baptiste Franque (1683-1758).^{[1] [3]} His son Joseph Charles André d'Arbaud de Jouques (1769-1849) and his brother also lived here.

King Charles IV of Spain (1748–1819) stayed here as a guest in 1812.^[1]

Heritage significance

It has been listed as a monument historique since 1990.

References

43.5268°N 5.4477°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/aix-hp-mirabeau.htm Aix-en-Provence Tourism: HOTEL ARBAUD-JOUQUES
2. René Borricand, Les Hôtels particuliers d'Aix-en-Provence, 39 rue Espariat, 1971, p. 24 https://books.google.com/books?id=_NYfAAAAMAAJ&q=%22H%C3%B4tel+d%27Arbaud-Jouques%22
3. Jean Boyer, Architecture et urbanisme à Aix-en-Provence aux XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles: du cours à carrosses au cours Mirabeau, Ville d'Aix-en-Provence, 2004, p. 102 https://books.google.com/books?id=GG5IAQAAIAAJ&q=%22H%C3%B4tel+d%27Arbaud-Jouques%22