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Château des Magnans

Coordinates: 44°25′04″N 6°44′34″E / 44.41788°N 6.74283°E / 44.41788; 6.74283
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Château des Magnans
The Château des Magnans in 2011
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General information
TypeChâteau
Address189 Montée des Magnans
04850 Jausiers
CountryFrance
Coordinates44°25′04″N 6°44′34″E / 44.41788°N 6.74283°E / 44.41788; 6.74283
Construction started1903
Completed1913
ClientLouis Fortoul
Website
https://chateaumagnans.popinns.com/

The Château des Magnans is a château in Jausiers, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.[1] It was built from 1903 to 1913 for Louis Fortoul, a French businessman who founded the department store chain Fábricas de Francia in Guadalajara, Mexico.[1] It has been listed as an official historical monument since 1986.[1]

Residence

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The château is now a 3-star tourism residence, with 63 flats on site (14 within the château itself) equipped with a panoramic swimming pool, a solarium, an indoor spa and a jacuzzi.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Base Mérimée: Château des Magnans, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ CCVU. "CHATEAU DES MAGNANS". Jausiers au coeur de la Vallée de l'Ubaye (in French). Retrieved 2021-02-16.