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The bastide of Romegas is an emblematic building of the 2nd quarter of the 18th century, located in Puyricard, on the outskirts of Aix-en-Provence in the Bouches-du-Rhône. This estate, already mentioned in the archives in the middle of the eighteenth century, illustrates the architecture typical of the Provencal bastides of the period, combining main residences, outbuildings and organised landscape spaces. Its inscription as a historic monument in 1996 underlines its heritage importance, particularly for its architectural elements and its structured park (garden, vegetable garden, ponds).

In the 19th century, the bastide became the property of historian François Mignet, famous for his book History of the French Revolution. Some books in his personal library are still kept there today. A sundial dating from 1825, present on the site, bears witness to this period. The estate also includes ancillary buildings such as a chapel, a dovecote, and commons, reflecting the aristocratic or bourgeois way of life of the time in Provence.

The whole, including the bastide, its outbuildings and its park (with box garden, former vegetable garden, and ponds), was protected by decree in 1996 for its historical and landscape value. The archives and material elements still in place, such as the works of Mignet or the sundial, offer a concrete overview of its evolution throughout the centuries, from its creation in the eighteenth century to its residential and intellectual use in the nineteenth century.

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