Count Christophe de Villeneuve-Bargemon (1771–1829) was a French aristocrat and civil servant.
He was born into an aristocratic family of Spanish origin, on June 27, 1777, in Bargemon, Provence.Paul Masson (ed.), Encyclopédie départementale des Bouches-du-Rhône, Archives départementales des Bouches-du-Rhône, Marseille, Vol. XI, p. 543
De Villeneuve-Bargemon was appointed Prefect of Lot-et-Garonne in 1806, and in 1816, Prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône.Jean Leflon, Eugène de Mazenod, évêque de Marseille, fondateur des missionnaires Oblats de Marie Immaculée (1782-1861), Edition Plon, Paris, Vol. 2, p. 340 In this capacity, he commissioned the Porte d'Aix in Marseille.
He died on October 13, 1829, and The Espace Villeneuve Bargemon conference centre in Marseille is named after him.
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