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The Hotel de Montaigu, located in Avignon in the department of Vaucluse, was built in the 17th century for the family of Montaigu, the owner of part of the seigneury of Entraigues. The design was attributed to architects François de Royers de La Valfenière (1575–1667) and his son Louis-François (1615–88), although the vestibule and stairway, made by the mason Jean Rochas, dates back to 1668, after the death of the father. The hotel welcomed in 1660 four secretaries of state during Louis XIV's stay in Avignon, highlighting his prestige.

Seized as a national property during the Revolution, the hotel was sold before being bought by the city of Avignon in the 1970s. Confeded to the Companions of the Devoir, he became an art trades school. A major restoration, led by a real estate company, then transformed it into a condominium. Ranked a historic monument in 1965, it retains a protected interior decor, witness to its original fascist.

The Montaigu lineage marked the history of the place: Joseph-Philippe, Marquis de Montaigu, married Anne François de Cuissitte, while their son Joseph (married in 1768 to Marguerite Gaultier de Gienton) was descended Augustin de Montaigu (1769–33). These alliances reflect the aristocratic anchoring of the family in the region, linked to both the Earth's nobility and power circles under the Old Regime.

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