The Hôtel de Simiane (a.k.a. "Hôtel de Grignan Simiane") is a listed hôtel particulier in Aix-en-Provence.
Location It is located at number 17 on the Rue Goyrand in the Quartier Mazarin of Aix-en-Provence.Culture 13
History It was designed by architect Thomas Lainée (1682-1739) in the seventeenth century. It includes wallpapers by Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714–1789).L'Illustration, Issues 4335-4347, 1926Henri Dobler, Le cadre de la vie mondaine à Aix-en-Provence aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles: Boudoirs et jardins, F. Detaille, 1928, p. 66 It has three stories. Outside, it has a fountain with a fountain.
It was the private residence of Françoise-Marguerite de Sévigné (1646–1705) and her husband François Adhémar de Monteil, Comte de Grignan (1632–1714). Their daughter, Pauline de Simiane (1676-1737), sold it to another private owner in 1730.
Heritage significance It has been listed as a monument historique since 1 July 1989.
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