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  6. Domaine de Lagoy

Domaine de Lagoy à Saint-Rémy-de-Provence dans les Bouches-du-Rhône

Domaine de Lagoy

    2 Boulevard Marceau
    13210 Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
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Crédit photo : chris couderc - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1634
Construction of the first castle
1677
Sale of the domain
1702
Erection in marquisat
1713-1742
Construction of the current castle
1806
Post-Revolution Restoration
1946
Historical monument classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The castle, together with the courtyard of honour, the entrance gate, the park and the chapel of Saint-Bonnet, which is included there (cf. DV 27, 29 to 31, 33 to 47, 78, 79, 81, 82, 118 to 121): classification by order of 11 March 1946, amended by order of 14 December 2010 - In total: the dovecote with the henhouse and its enclosure; the agricultural building containing the oil mill and wine cellar; the well; the two grinding wheels; the stone basin buried in front of the facade of the farm house (Box DV 46, 47): inscription by order of 19 July 2006

Key figures

Marguerite de Sade - Co-founder of the field Sponsor of the first castle in 1634.
Gaspard de Forbin - Co-founder of the domain Marguerite de Sade's husband, who signed the prize.
Jean de Meyran Lacetta - Lord then Marquis de Lagoy Buyer of the estate in 1677, consul of Aix.
Joseph Étienne de Meyran Lacetta - Marquis and builder Builder of the present castle (early 18th century).

Origin and history

The Lagoy estate, in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, has its origins in the 2nd quarter of the 17th century with the construction of a first castle by Marguerite de Sade and her husband Gaspard de Forbin. In 1634 they obtained permission to draw stones from an abandoned village to erect the building. This castle remained in the Forbin family for 45 years, before being sold in 1677 to Jean de Meyran Lacetta, lord of Nans and future Marquis de Lagoy, for 93,000 pounds. Jean de Meyran, elected first consul of Aix in 1687 and governor of Saint-Rémy in 1696, planned a new castle in 1685, but the project did not succeed. His son, Joseph Étienne de Meyran, finally began the construction of the present building from 1713, reusing the foundations of the original castle.

Between 1705 and 1742, the estate was enriched with several emblematic elements: an oil mill (1705-1707), a parron opening onto the courtyard (1727), a wrought iron ramp (1728), sundials painted (1739), and a fountain in the garden (1742). The Marquisat, erected in 1702, reflects the social ascent of the family. During the Revolution, the castle was degraded and then restored in 1806 by the Marquis, which added a wine cellar near the mill. The estate, partially classified as a historic monument since 1946, now houses a vineyard of 29 hectares in organic farming, producing IGP Alpilles wines.

The history of the estate is also marked by a variety of economic activities: silkworm breeding (tapisseries made for the castle), oil production (smooth of the eighteenth century), and viticulture. The noble materials, such as Italian marbles, and the exterior fittings (pillars, portal) underline its prestige. The chapel of Saint-Bonnet, integrated into the park, recalls the Gallo-Roman occupation of the site, initially a villa and then a castrum. The heritage protections ( 1946 classification, 2006 inscription) cover the castle, the court of honour, the dovecote, the mill, and the chapel.

External links

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