Initial construction fin XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1895)
Built by the Counts of Mareilles.
4 août 2015
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 4 août 2015 (≈ 2015)
Total protection of the domain and dependencies.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Château de Mareilles, sis rue de Mareilles: in total, the house, the gardens and their amenities, the greenhouses as well as the ancillary buildings of the castle (cad. AB 351 to 356, 358 to 362, cf. cadastral plan annexed to the decree): inscription by order of 4 August 2015
Key figures
Louis Carlier - Architect
Reorient the castle and design terraces and greenhouses.
Origin and history
The castle of Mareilles, located in the Vigan in the Gard, is a building whose construction spans two major periods: the late eighteenth century and the twentieth century. It was originally built by the Counts of Mareilles, as evidenced by an ancient lithography. The architect Louis Carlier, acting on the project, redirects the castle to the south to open it to the landscape and the city. It designs a large terrace lined with moulded balusters, supported by two large greenhouses, and harmonizes these elements with roofs hidden by similar balustrades.
The Carlier family's private archives, digitized by the Languedoc-Roussillon Architecture House, reveal detailed plans of the later layouts as well as site photographs. These documents attest to the successive changes in the estate, including gardens and related buildings. The castle, inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 4 August 2015, includes in its protection the entire house, gardens, greenhouses and outbuildings, as specified in the cadastral plan annexed to the decree.
The location of the castle, at 28 rue de Mareilles au Vigan, is documented in the Merimée base, although geographical accuracy is considered poor (note of 5/10). The estate thus illustrates the architectural and landscape evolution of an aristocratic residence, marked by major interventions in the eighteenth and twentieth centuries, reflecting the tastes and techniques of each era.
