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Château de Font-Ségugne

Coordinates: 43°56′00″N 4°56′30″E / 43.9333°N 4.9416°E / 43.9333; 4.9416
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The Château de Font-Ségugne in 2012

The Château de Font-Ségugne is a historic château built at Font-Ségugne in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, Provence, France. It is the location of a former bastide built in the 15th century for a Roman Catholic cardinal. It was the birthplace of the Félibrige in the 1850s. Nowadays, it is a winery.

Location

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It is located on the Cancabèu (Campbeau) plateau in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne, Provence, Southern France.[1]

History

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15th-century house

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In the 15th century, a bastide was built for an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal.[2]

It later belonged to the Dukes of Gadagne.[3]

Birthplace of the Félibrige

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The birth of Félibrige.

The bastide belonged to Marie-Pierre d'Alcantara Goujon (1770–1840), a wealthy philanthropist who served as the mayor of Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne from 1813 to 1816.[3][4] He had no children and bequeathed it to the Giéra family in the 19th century.[1]

On 21 May 1854, Paul Giéra formed the Félibrige movement with fellow poets Frédéric Mistral, Joseph Roumanille, Théodore Aubanel, Jean Brunet, Anselme Mathieu and Alphonse Tavan here.[2][1]

Château

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The château was built in 1860.[1]

Wine

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The estate produces wine.[5]

References

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43°56′00″N 4°56′30″E / 43.9333°N 4.9416°E / 43.9333; 4.9416