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  6. Castle of Pradines

 Castle of Pradines à Grambois dans le Vaucluse

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Vaucluse

Castle of Pradines

    Route de Vitrolles 
    84240 Grambois
Photo de Castle of Pradines
Crédit photo : Unkown 1930s - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
XVIIIe siècle
Initial core
XIXe siècle
Establishment of the field
Années 1930
Recomposition of the floor
Début XXe siècle
Added theatre
7 août 2007
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The following parts of the estate, in total, including the cadastral plots and all the elements they carry: castle with the theatre, the elements coming from the former church Notre-Dame-des-Amandiers de La Bastide-des-Jourdans, and the old farm attached to the northwest; buildings of outbuildings and their courts, north of the castle; park with all its elements, built, carved, vegetal, hydraulic; economic part of the northern outbuildings, with the vine (Case B 551, 559 to 575, 1003, 1004): inscription by order of 7 August 2007

Key figures

Jean-Marc-Samuel Vaucher - Architect Contribute to the design of the castle.
Charles Bodin - Architect Associated with the work of the field.
Jacques Couëlle - Landscape architect Recomposition of the southern parterre (1930).
François Marchand - Painter Author of theatre sets.
Louis-Adolphe Riou - Painter Painted decors of the living room and portico.

Origin and history

The castle of Pradines, located in Grambois in the Vaucluse, finds its origins in the eighteenth century with an initial nucleus, before being profoundly transformed in the nineteenth century. At that time, it became the heart of a vast rural estate, structured around a central castle, outbuildings organized in courtyards, and a landscape park adorned with groves, fountains, ponds, and a rose garden. A vineyard completes this set, reflecting the agricultural and aesthetic importance of the place for its owners.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the castle was enriched by the addition of a theatre and architectural elements from the church of Notre-Dame-des-Amandiers de La Bastide-des-Jourdans. The painted decorations of the theatre portal and a large salon, made by the artists Riou and Marchand, bear witness to this period of artistic refinement. In the 1930s, landscape architect Jacques Couëlle recomposed the southern parterre, marking a last notable development of the estate.

Ranked a Historic Monument in 2007, the castle of Pradines today protects all its estate, including the castle, the theatre, outbuildings, the park with its built and vegetal elements, as well as the winery. This classification highlights the heritage value of a combination of rural history, architecture and art, embodied by figures such as architects Vaucher and Bodin, and painters Riou and Marchand.

External links

Page Monumentum