The Bastide du Jas de Bouffan (Granel-Corsy du Jas de Bouffan) is a historic

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in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Location

The bastide is located at 17 route de Galice in Jas de Bouffan, a neighbourhood of Aix-en-Provence.

History

The bastide was built circa 1750 for Gaspard Truphème, an Advisor to the Court of Audits.Cézanne en Provence: Le Jas de Bouffan
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'', July 22, 2014 He hired architect Georges Vallon, who designed many other historic buildings in the centre of Aix. The bastide is surrounded by a private garden with ponds, fountains and sculptures. It was inherited by Gaspard's son, Pierre, followed by his grandson, Joseph, whose daughter Gabrielle passed it to her son, Gabriel Joursin in 1854. The bastide was purchased by banker Louis-Auguste Cézanne, the father of famed painter

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, in 1859. In 1880, Paul Cézanne established an atelier in the attic. He also painted the walls of the living-room. Additionally, he often painted in the garden, looking out to the

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from different vantage points. After his father's death, he lived in the bastide with his mother. The bastide was acquired by Louis Granel, an engineer, in 1899. His daughter married Frédéric Corsy, an anatomist. His son, André Corsy, lived there with his wife, Nina Wakhévitch, and their adopted children until his death in 2002. The house now belongs to the city of Aix-en-Provence. Since 2006, it may be visited by tourists, by appointment only.Dominique Auzias
''Aix-en-Provence: Pays aixois et salonais''
Paris: Le Petit Futé, 2008, p. 143

Architectural significance

It has been listed as an official historical monument by the

French Ministry of Culture The Ministry of Culture (french: Ministère de la Culture) is the ministry of the Government of France in charge of national museums and the . Its goal is to maintain the French identity through the promotion and protection of the arts (visua ...

since 2001.

References

Houses completed in the 18th century Monuments historiques of Aix-en-Provence {{France-struct-stub