Hôtel Raousset-Boulbon

Hôtel Raousset-Boulbon
General information
Type	Hôtel particulier
Address	14 Cours Mirabeau
Town or city	Aix-en-Provence
Country	France
Completed	1660

The Hôtel Raousset-Boulbon (a.k.a. Hôtel Fauris de Saint-Vincens) is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.

Location[]

It is located at number 14 on the Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence.^[1]

History[]

It was built in 1660 for , Lord of Le Cannet and Advisor to the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence.

It was purchased by Antoine de Fauris in 1739. It later became the private residence of his son, Jules-François-Paul Fauris de Saint-Vincens (1718-1798), who served as the President à mortier of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence in 1746. Later, his grandson, Alexandre de Fauris de Saint-Vincens (1750-1815), who served as President a mortier of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence in 1782 and later as Mayor of Aix-en-Provence from 1808 to 1809, lived there too.

On the ground floor, there is a vestibule, a big lounge looking out to a private garden, a bedroom and a library, as well as two additional rooms which are rented out to the Société Générale, a French bank.^[1] On the first floor, there is another big lounge, another bedroom and another library, all looking out to the garden.^[1] There is also a second floor.

Heritage signifiance[]

Since 1983, the building has been listed as a monument historique.^[1]

References[]

Coordinates: 43°31′35″N 5°26′51″E / 43.5264°N 5.4475°E / 43.5264; 5.4475

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