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The Hotel de la Bastide, originally called Hotel Gasqui, is a mansion located in Place des Trois-Pilats in Avignon. Built in the 18th century, it was completely rebuilt in the second quarter of this century, as evidenced by a 1744 document stating that it "has just been rebuilt". Originally, he belonged to Joseph Gasqui (1670-1732), a doctor of law and lawyer, who had acquired him in 1706 for his son Vincent-Xavier Gasqui, also a lawyer and consular figure in Avignonnaise.

The hotel is particularly marked by its connection to the Illuminated d'Avignon, a mystical sect founded by Dom Pernety. In 1793, Antoine-Joseph Pernety, leader of this sect, was arrested and then released by the intervention of the representative Poultier. He found refuge in the hotel with the "citizen Gasqui" and died there in 1796. The building then entered the family of La Bastide in the 19th century, following the marriage of Marie-Eugénie de Gasqui with Edmond de La Bastide in 1828.

Ranked historic monument in 1932 for its facade, the Hotel de la Bastide illustrates the civil architecture of the 18th century Avignonnais. After centuries of family and mystical history, it was divided into 14 apartments in 2022, marking a new stage in its use. Its exact address, 16 avenue des Trois-Pilats, and its registration in the inventory of Historic Monuments make it a major heritage testimony of the city.

The building also reflects the social dynamics of the time: the Gasqui, a family of influential jurists, embodies the rise of the Avignon bourgeoisie under the Old Regime. Their hotel, a place of power and sociability, also became a refuge for controversial figures like Pernety, revealing the tensions between mysticism and the reason of the Enlightenment in 18th century Provence.

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