Villa Bleue

Villa Bleue
The Villa Bleue in 2011
Alternative names	Blue Villa
General information
Type	Mansion
Architectural style	Art Deco
Address	1 avenue Porfirio-Diaz and avenue de Berwick
Town or city	Barcelonnette
Country	France
Construction started	1929
Completed	1931
Client	Camille Jean
Technical details
Floor count	5
Design and construction
Architect(s)	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

1. Base Mérimée: Villa Bleue, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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.

44.3865°N 6.6568°E / 44.3865; 6.6568