Château du Petit Pommier
Petit Pommier Castle
Lançon-Provence
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- Where
- Lançon-Provence
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Château du Petit Pommier stands in Lançon-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône), in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: third quarter of the 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.
The Petit Pommier estate, built in the third quarter of the eighteenth century near Lançon-Provence, retains its original facades and roofing. The property's notable feature is its adjoining oil mill, a stone building dated 1773, which preserves its original equipment including a single-piece millstone and a hand-operated press, evidence of past industrial activity.
What to know
- The estate has been listed as a historic monument since 1980, with protection extending to the staircase with wrought-iron railing and the ground-floor great hall.
- The interior of the oil mill, including its pressing mechanisms and vats, is protected alongside the building itself.
- Visiting hours and access conditions are not publicly documented; local authorities or the owner should be contacted for details.
Where this château is
Lançon-Provence · Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
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Address
13680 Lançon-Provence
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- Period of construction
- third quarter of the 18th century
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Frequently asked
- What dates to 1773 at Petit Pommier ?
- The oil mill bears this date inscribed on a pillar in its working room. It is a manually operated mill equipped with a single-piece millstone and a hand press.
- Can the oil mill be visited ?
- The oil mill and its interior equipment are protected monuments, but visiting conditions and hours are not publicly available.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q22986370
- Mérimée PA00081311
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