Hôtel de Raoulx-Laudun

English translation

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History

The Hôtel de Raoulx-Laudun is located in the Condamine quarter, at the eastern extremity of the city. This quarter was occupied by a single family, the Raoulx or Raousset, who wished to mark the Tarascon urban landscape by organizing around the Place de la Condamine a series of imposing houses. The original building was constructed in the 14th century, against the northern ramparts, forming an L shape around an interior courtyard; two ceilings with exposed beams and joists with cover-joints characteristic of this period remain. The Raoulx family acquired this building in the middle of the 17th century and enlarged it. A room on the upper floor has retained a French ceiling with painted beams and a monumental plaster fireplace. The street façade was entirely remade in the 18th century with a monumental doorway offset from the axis. A monumental staircase decorated with a wrought-iron handrail replaced an older staircase. The stairwell ceiling receives plaster decoration in the rocaille style. After the demolition of the rampart in the 19th century, the façades facing Boulevard Itam were recomposed. The ground-floor rooms serve as commercial premises. Successive reuses during the 19th and 20th centuries caused the loss of many elements, including the stairwell ceiling (collapsed) and certain fireplaces.