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  3. Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur
  4. Bouches-du-Rhône
  5. 13103 Saint-Etienne-du-Grès

  6. Grand Mas de Saint-Étienne-du-Grès

 Grand Mas de Saint-Étienne-du-Grès à Saint-Étienne-du-Grès dans les Bouches-du-Rhône

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine rural
Mas
Bouches-du-Rhône

Grand Mas de Saint-Étienne-du-Grès

    Avenue Frédéric Mistral
    13103 Saint-Etienne-du-Grès
Photo de Grand Mas de Saint-Étienne-du-Grès
Crédit photo : Véronique PAGNIER - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
…
1900
2000
1500-1599
Initial construction
5 août 1980
First entry MH
8 juillet 2020
Extension of protection
14 novembre 2024
Domestic registration
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The facades and roofs as well as the bread oven of the kitchen of the director on the ground floor of the North Wing (Box A 209): inscription by order of 5 August 1980; The following parts of the whole formed by the estate of the Grand Mas, as delimited on the plan annexed to the decree: the old access road become Avenue Frédéric Mistral, the plate plot of the Grand Mas comprising the entrance, the inner courtyard, the path to the North and the garden to the East, the leisure garden, the leisure wood, the agricultural plots of the historical estate of the Grand Mas including the olive grove, the facades and roofs of the house of the keeper as well as its garden, the facades and roofs of the old cellar called "cellier", located avenue Frédéric-Mistral (cad. A 208, 210, 741, 1284, 1285, 1286, 2347, 2348 and non-cadastre public domain): registration by order of 8 July 2020; The interiors of the Grand Mas, in whole, as delimited according to the plan annexed to the decree, and situated on Parcel 1285, appearing in the cadastre section A: inscription by order of 14 November 2024

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Origin and history

Le Grand Mas de Saint-Étienne-du-Grès is an emblematic Provencal mansion located in the commune of the same name in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. This monument, whose origins date back to the 16th century, illustrates Renaissance architecture with a facade decorated with a turret. It underwent transformations in the 18th and 19th centuries, reflecting the stylistic and functional evolutions of these epochs.

The facades, roofs and bread oven of the kitchen were listed as historic monuments on August 5, 1980, marking a first recognition of their heritage value. This protection was extended on 8 July 2020 to include the entire estate: entrance, roads, courtyard, gardens, guardian's house, the old cellar, as well as leisure wood and agricultural plots, including olive groves. Finally, the interiors of the Grand Mas were inscribed by an order of 14 November 2024, consolidating the preservation of this heritage.

The estate, located on Avenue Frédéric Mistral, embodies the rural and seigneurial history of Provence. Its old access road, now integrated into the local road, as well as its ancillary buildings such as the cellar and the caretaker's house, testify to an agricultural and residential organization typical of the large provencal mas. These elements, combined with the architectural richness of the mansion, make it a major site to understand the evolution of rural habitats in Provence.

The gradual inclusion of the various parts of the Grand Mas reflects a desire to preserve not only the building, but also its landscaped and functional environment. Olive groves and wooded areas recall the economic importance of agriculture in this region, while recently protected interiors offer an overview of lifestyles and domestic developments throughout the centuries.

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