Hôtel de Suffren | |
Building Type: | Hôtel particulier |
Address: | 40, Cours Mirabeau |
Location Town: | Aix-en-Provence |
Location Country: | France |
Start Date: | 1649 |
Completion Date: | 1651 |
The Hôtel de Suffren (a.k.a. Hôtel Forbin d'Oppède) is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.
It is located at 40, Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence.[1]
The hotel was built from 1649 to 1651 for Esprit d'Arnaud, who served as an Advisor at the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence.[2] In 1666, his widow and his son sold it to Jules de Ricard, who also served as an Advisor to the Parlement of Aix-en-Provence.[2]
In 1674, it was purchased by Joseph Jean Baptiste Suffren (1651-1737), who served as an Advisor to the King.[1] [2] His grandson,[3] the Bailli de Suffren, Pierre André de Suffren (1729-1788), who was born in Saint-Cannat, spent his childhood in this hotel, as explained on a historical plaque on the facade.
Later, the hotel belonged to the Marquis de Forbin d'Oppède.[1]
More recently, in the 20th century, it belonged to Edouard Jourdan, who was Professor of Law at the University of Provence.[1]
It has been listed as a "monument historique" since 25 March 1929.