Villa Bleue
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| Villa Bleue | |
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 The Villa Bleue in 2011 | |
 Interactive map of the Villa Bleue area | |
Alternative names | Blue Villa |
General information | |
| Type | Mansion |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
| Location | 1 avenue Porfirio-Diaz and avenue de Berwick, Barcelonnette, France |
Construction started | 1929 |
Completed | 1931 |
| Client | Camille Jean |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 5 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Joseph Hiriart Georges Tribout Georges Beau |
The Villa Bleue (Blue Villa) is a historic mansion in Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.[1]
It was built from 1929 to 1931 for Camille Jean, a French businessman who founded Francia Maritima, a store in Mexico City, Mexico.[1][2] It was designed in Art Deco style by Joseph Hiriart,[2] Georges Tribout and Georges Beau. Jacques Grüber crafted the glassworks.[1] It has been listed as an official historical monument since 1987.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Base Mérimée: Villa Bleue, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- 1 2 Homps, Hélène (2004). "Les références culturelles des émigrants mexicains de la vallée de Barcelonnette : du grand magasin à la villa". In Situ. 4. doi:10.4000/insitu.2236. Retrieved April 9, 2016.
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44°23′11″N 6°39′24″E / 44.3865°N 6.6568°E
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