Guided tour Poet novelist and academician whose most famous work is "Maurin des Maures". Elected to the Académie française in 1909 at the seat of François Coppée. His friend Pierre Loti will read his reception speech. Jean Aicard chose to live in Solliès-Ville from 1916 and became mayor from 1919 to 1921. Born in Toulon on February 4, 1848 to an old Provençal family, he lived mainly in Paris but to get closer to the Provence that he missed and seduced by our small village, he bought "the little house that seemed to snuggle up against the church" and settled there. Interested in the rich history of our town, he wrote "Forbin de Solliès or the Testament of King René" which he had played by the Comédie Française in 1920 on the ruins of the castle of the lords of Solliès "the Forbins" Dividing his time between the capital and Provence, Jean Aicard died at the age of 73. His house contains many souvenirs and objects belonging to him: Furniture of style Louis XV and Louis XVI, including magnificent chests of drawers typically Provençal. An 18th century Arlésien buffet. Paintings by Provençal painters, Gabriel Amoretti, Paulin Bertrand... Cellar rats (candlesticks) in ironwork, made by Jean Aicard with springs of box springs, Letters and photos of his friends, Mistral, Victor Hugo, ect... And from the last piece of the museum a magnificent view of the Moors and the sea and its Golden Islands.
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