Hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques

The Hôtel d'Arbaud-Jouques features a doorway framed by two massive, muscular atlantes carved from stone, their heads bowed as if bearing the weight of the wrought-iron balcony above. Constructed in seventeen thirty-six, this mansion served as the home for the Arbaud family, influential local magistrates. During the Revolution, the house saw the arrest of its owner, André-Elzéar d’Arbaud, who faced accusations of conspiring against the new republic. Today, the facade remains as a stark reminder of the city's eighteenth-century aristocratic power.