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  6. Former hotel in Faventines known as Castle of Assas

 Former hotel in Faventines known as Castle of Assas au Vigan dans le Gard

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine urbain
Hotel particulier classé
Gard

Former hotel in Faventines known as Castle of Assas

    Route d'Alzon
    30120 Le Vigan
Photo de Former hotel in Faventines known as Castle of Assas
Crédit photo : Eric Walter - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1750
Initial plans and estimates
1759
Conclusion of work
1789-1799
Sale as a national good
1850
Purchase by Assas Faventines
9 avril 2002
Classification and registration MH
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Former hotel (cad. AB 563) with portal buildings (cad. AB 558, 559) , outbuilding buildings (cad. AB 556, 565) , as well as the courtyard (cad. AB 562) and the garden (cad. AB 746) : classification by decree of 9 April 2002 - The building of the communes (Box AB 561): registration by order of 9 April 2002

Key figures

François Tureau - Architect Author of the plans in 1750
Thureau - Entrepreneur Head of works until 1759
Famille Assas Faventines - Owners Repurchase of the castle in 1850

Origin and history

The former hotel of Faventines, known as castle of Assas, is an aristocratic residence built in the 3rd quarter of the 18th century in the Vigan, in the Gard. The plans and specifications, dated 1750, are attributed to François Tureau, architect of the city, while the accounts with the contractor Thureau were arrested in 1759. The building, designed between courtyard and garden, is distinguished by its interior distribution and its refined decor: stairwell, alcoves, gypseries, fireplaces and carpentry of the period.

During the French Revolution, the castle was sold as a national good and successively served as a prison and town hall. Rached in 1850 by the Assas Faventines family, he partially regained his residential vocation. Today, it houses seasonal exhibitions on the ground floor and a library upstairs. Ranked a historic monument in 2002 (hotel, outbuildings, courtyard and garden), it illustrates 18th century civil architecture in Languedoc.

The Commune Building, listed separately on April 9, 2002, completes this heritage complex. The property is now shared between an association and the municipality of Vigan, allowing a cultural enhancement of the site. Its official address, road to Alzon, and its Insee code (30350) place it precisely in the historical landscape of the Gard.

External links

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