Construction of hotel milieu du XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Period of initial building construction.
1811-1852
Owned by the Foresta
Owned by the Foresta 1811-1852 (≈ 1832)
First period of family membership.
1929
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 1929 (≈ 1929)
Protection of facades and painted ceiling.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The facades and the painted ceiling of the staircase dome: inscription by decree of 25 March 1929
Key figures
Famille Pigenat - First known owners
Initial owners of the private hotel.
Famille Foresta - 19th Century Owners
Owned the hotel between 1811 and 1852.
Louis de Bresc - Owner post-1852
Buyer of the hotel after the Foresta.
Origin and history
The Hotel de Pigenat, also known as the Hotel de Foresta or Bresc, is a private hotel located at 17 rue du Quatre-Septembre in Aix-en-Provence. Built in the mid-17th century, it embodies the civil architecture of this period in the Provençal region. Its facades and painted ceiling, including the dome of stairs, have been protected since 1929 as historical monuments.
The hotel has changed owners several times over the centuries. He first belonged to the Pigenat family, then passed to the Foresta between 1811 and 1852. Then acquired by Louis de Bresc, he remained in this family until after World War I, before being sold again to the Foresta. This monument thus illustrates the social and heritage changes of the Aixese aristocracy.
The partial inscription to the historical monuments in 1929 specifically concerns the facades and painted ceiling of the dome of stairs. This protection highlights the artistic and historical value of the building, while preserving representative architectural elements of the 17th century in Aix.
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