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Blue Villa

Blue Villa
Barcelonnette - Villa mexicaine -977.jpg
The Blue Villa in 2011
General information
Type Villa
Address 1 avenue Porfirio-Diaz and avenue de Berwick
Town or city Barcelonnette
Country France
Construction started 1929
Completed 1931
Client Camille Jean
Design and construction
Architect Joseph Hiriart
Georges Tribout
Georges Beau

The Blue Villa (fr: "Villa Bleue") is a historic mansion in Barcelonnette, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France. It was built from 1929 to 1931 for Camille Jean, a French businessman who founded Francia Maritima, a store in Mexico City, Mexico. It was designed in the Art Deco architectural style by Joseph Hiriart, Georges Tribout and Georges Beau. It has been listed as an official historical monument since 1987.

Coordinates: 44°23′11″N 6°39′24″E / 44.3865°N 6.6568°E / 44.3865; 6.6568


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