Le Clos du Viguier

With a capacity of 12 people, this 5-star Meublé de Tourisme house was built at the end of the 17th century and adjoins an old cardinal’s livery. It is completely independent. The property is set in 6 hectares of wooded parkland, a 5-minute walk from the old center of Villeneuve- lès- Avignon.

Each of the six bedrooms has its own bathroom.
They are all connected to the Internet, air-conditioned and have king-size beds, except for one, which is queen-size.

Outside, there are 2 barbecues, 1 on the terrace and the other in the pool enclosure. In the pool enclosure is a small shed with toilet and simple cooking facilities, including sink, fridge and all necessary crockery.

The property also boasts a tennis club with 6 floodlit clay courts.

In 1305, Clement V was elected Pope.
Unable to settle in Rome due to clan wars and insecurity, he established the seat of the papacy in Avignon, and for a century Avignon became the political and cultural capital of Christian Europe.

The cardinals – who made up the pope’s court – lived in palaces, called livrées, in Avignon but also outside the city walls, notably on the other side of the Rhône, in Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.
Our property was one of these livrées.

After the return of the papacy to Rome, 18 owners succeeded one another at Montolivet until François Mourgier, our ancestor, bought it in 1695.

François Mourgier was a musketeer and Viguier Royal in Villeneuve-lez-Avignon.

It was he who built this house, which we have named in his memory:

“Le clos du Viguier