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  3. Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
  4. Vaucluse
  5. 84130 au Pontet

  6. Domaine de Roberty

Domaine de Roberty dans le Vaucluse

Vaucluse

Domaine de Roberty


    84130 au Pontet
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Crédit photo : Véronique PAGNIER - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1578
First certification of the domain
1769
Expansion of the domain
1773
Construction of master house
1821
Purchase by Thomas Brothers
1850
Creation of the racetrack
5 avril 1993
Historical Monument
2004
Guinness Record of Jumping
29 mai 2006
Supplementary classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Master's house, except for classified parts; facades and roofs of the communes and the old stud, including the two hangars; ordered garden and small park, including pond, factories and fence; podium of the hippodrome (Box BS 32, 42, 3): registration by order of 5 April 1993 - Façades and roofs, dining room on the ground floor and bathroom on the first floor of the master house (Box BS 32): classification by order of 29 May 2006

Key figures

Charles Thomas - Owner and founder of the racetrack Buyer of the estate in 1821.
Joseph Thomas - Son of Charles, developer of the racetrack Gives the races their boom.
Jean-Pierre Franque - Domain architect Designer of the master house.
Prince Rodolfo Del Drago - Former owner of the estate Tried to sell it.

Origin and history

The Domaine de Roberty, located at the Pontet in the Vaucluse, is one of the last major agro-industrial estates installed in the 19th century in the Avignonese crown. Attested in 1578, it was enlarged in 1769 and bought in 1821 by the brothers Charles and Joseph Thomas, who developed the silk and garance industry. The mansion, built in 1773, preserves an interior decoration of the nineteenth century, including a panoramic wallpaper depicting the hunting of Compiègne.

In 1850, Charles Thomas created Roberty's racetrack, which became one of the most famous in Provence under the impulse of his son Joseph. The Pontet stable, associated with the Hippic Society of Avignon founded in 1856, organizes races there until 1934. After World War II, the racetrack temporarily hosted meetings in Nice before the construction of the Cagnes-sur-Mer racetrack.

Ranked a Historic Monument in 1993 and 2006, the 125-hectare estate includes stands, studs and a protected green space since 1972. He is famous for having hosted in 2004 the world record of jumping obstacles to raw. Despite several sales attempts since the 2000s, it remains an emblematic place for horse racing and regional sporting events.

Today, the hippodrome offers flat races, obstacles and trot races, as well as events such as the cross-country UNSS or rallies. Its annual budget of €370,000 is partially subsidized by local institutions. The estate, private property, remains a heritage and real estate issue for the commune of Pontet and the region.

External links

Page Wikipedia
Page Monumentum