The Hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.
Location It is located at 19, Cours Mirabeau in Aix-en-Provence.Aix-en-Provence Tourism: HOTEL ARBAUD-JOUQUES
History The widow of Jacques Arbaud purchased the left-side Hôtel de Valbelle-Meyrargues in 1695 and her son André-Elzéard d'Arbaud de Jouques (1676–1744) purchased the right-side Hôtel de Séguiran some time later.René Borricand, Les Hôtels particuliers d'Aix-en-Provence, 39 rue Espariat, 1971, p. 24 Jean Boyer, Architecture et urbanisme à Aix-en-Provence aux XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles: du cours à carrosses au cours Mirabeau, Ville d'Aix-en-Provence, 2004, p. 102 They were converted in one hôtel particulier in 1732: the hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques by the architect Jean-Baptiste Franque (1683–1758). His son Joseph Charles André d'Arbaud de Jouques (1769–1849) and his brother also lived here.
King Charles IV of Spain (1748–1819) stayed here as a guest in 1812.
Heritage significance It has been listed as a monument historique since 1990.
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