Hôtel d'Artois- Arras

The Hôtel d'Artois is a hôtel particulier located on rue de Jongleurs, in Arras.

History
The current location of the hotel was occupied by an older version built in the early 16th century first owned by the d'Albert family. The hôtel was sold to the Artois family in the 17th century. Finding the hôtel too dilapidated and outdated, it was destroyed and replaced.

Hôtel of the Artois family
Construction of the hotel was completed in the 1648. The same year, Louis Charles Xavier d'Artois began to live there. In the early 18th century, the hôtel was redesigned and enlarged.

Charles Xavier Edmund d'Artois, Comte d'Artois occupied the hôtel in the 1750's and redecorated the interior.

The hôtel is enclosed by an outer building serving as an entrance gate forming a courtyard. The front yellow facade can not be viewed from the street.