Château du Tholonet

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

Château du Tholonet
The chateau in 2010.
General information
Type	Château
Town or city	Le Tholonet
Country	France
Coordinates	43.5242°N 5.5094°E
Completed	1776
Client	Alexandre de Gallifet
Owner	Société du Canal de Provence

History

The estate was acquired by Alexandre de Gallifet, who served as the President of the Parliament 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]

References

1. "Château du Tholonet". Office de tourisme d'Aix-en-Provence. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
2. "Le château". Le Tholonet. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
3. Mitterand, Henri (2009). Zola tel qu'en lui-même. Paris: Presses universitaires de France. pp. 171–204. ISBN 9782130570820. Retrieved March 28, 2016 – via Cairn.info.