Bastide Neuve, Provençal bastide in La Treille, France.

Bastide Neuve is a two-storey Provençal farmhouse at the top of the Bellons hamlet, between the Garlaban massif and La Treille. Its pale, weathered stucco facade has a shallow roof of curved terracotta tiles with dark timber eaves, two upper openings closed by slatted wooden shutters, and a pale blue-grey plank door under a bare climbing vine. A stone pillar stands in front.

In 1904, Joseph Pagnol rented this farmhouse for his wife's health, a decision that marked the beginning of young Marcel's memories in the region. Those early years at the property became the foundation for the writer's most celebrated autobiographical works.

Marcel Pagnol set his childhood memoirs La Gloire de mon père and Le Château de ma mère (1957) at this house, which he called "the asylum of holidays". The building is a literary memory site tied to the writer, who is buried in the La Treille cemetery; a "sentier Pagnol" crosses the surrounding hills. The 1990 and 2022 film adaptations were shot at the Pichauris estate in Allauch instead.

The Marcel Pagnol Foundation oversees restoration work on the building with the help of volunteers. Visitors should be prepared for basic conditions as restoration efforts continue, and it's wise to follow any guidance provided on-site.

A large fig tree on the property provided natural shade for the Pagnol family during their time at the residence. This tree appears in the writer's works and remains a visible element of the grounds today.