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Origin and history

The Hotel Charavin, originally called Hotel d'Ancézune then Hotel de Gramont-Caderousse, was built between 1611 and 1617 by Louise d'Ancézune de Codolet on the site of ancient gardens and a masure. She was buried there in 1620 after funding the Jesuit chapel. The hotel then passed to the family of Grammont, who inherited the fief of Caderousse, erected as duchy in 1663 by Pope Alexander VII for Just-André-François of Ancézune-Cadard, close to Louis XIV.

In the 17th century, the hotel welcomed illustrious personalities such as the Prince and Princess of Conti in 1660, the Cardinal of Bouillon in 1681, and the Marshal of France Jean d'Estrées in 1685. He also served as a refuge for Jacobites, including John Hay, Earl of Inverness, who died in 1740, and Charles Edward Stuart in 1748. During the Revolution, the hotel was seized because its owner, Philippe-Guillaume Gramont-Caderousse, was suspected of emigration, but was returned after proof of his presence in France.

Sold at the beginning of the 19th century by the 7th Duke of Caderousse, the hotel was modified in 1923 with the addition of a second floor. Its vestibule and staircase, inscribed in the historic monuments in 1932, bear witness to its past prestige. The lion porch and monumental staircase remain its most remarkable elements, symbols of its aristocratic and political history.

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