The Palais du Roure is a listed

hôtel particulier () is the French term for a grand urban mansion, comparable to a Townhouse (Great Britain), British townhouse. Whereas an ordinary (house) was built as part of a row, sharing party walls with the houses on either side and directly fronting on a ...

Avignon Avignon (, , ; or , ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the Communes of France, commune had a ...

, France.

History

It belonged to the Baroncelli family until it was purchased by author Jeanne de Flandreysy in 1918. She bequeathed the building to Avignon.

Collections

It is maintained as a museum. The collections include memorabilia of

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, the British economist who died in Avignon in 1873.

Conservation

It has been listed as an official historical monument since 19 November 1941.

References

Buildings and structures in Avignon Hôtels particuliers Monuments historiques of Vaucluse Museums in Avignon {{France-struct-stub