Château La Brillanne, Bastide château in Puyricard, Aix-en-Provence, France

Château La Brillanne stands at the foot of the Trévaresse range in Puyricard, in the commune of Aix-en-Provence. The pale yellow, grey and ochre facade is reached by a straight gravel path; tall shuttered windows flank a central doorway with a canopy, inscribed "Château La Brillanne", and trees screen both ends. Successive alterations gave the former bastide its present look.

The original building dates to the 15th century when it served as an agricultural structure. In the late 19th century it was transformed into a château with the addition of an upper floor and four square towers.

The name comes from the Johannes family: Marquis Charles de Johannes de La Brillanne, who died in 1746, gave the property his name, first recorded as La Brione in 1790. The family tomb is in the église Sainte-Magdeleine in Aix. From 17 June 1883 to 27 October 1899 the owners kept a chronicle of sixteen summers at the bastide, the Journal de La Présidente, found in 1994.

The property sits on the piedmont of the Trévaresse range in Puyricard, on the commune of Aix-en-Provence. The château is reached by a straight gravel path leading to the main doorway, whose facade is screened by trees at both ends. The family's town house was the Hôtel de Courtès at 36 cours Mirabeau in Aix.

The name comes from the Johannes family: Marquis Charles de Johannes de La Brillanne, who died in 1746, gave the property his name, first recorded as La Brione and later La Brillanne. The family tomb is in the Église Sainte-Magdeleine in Aix-en-Provence.