Formerly part of the countryside outside the city walls, which the flocks passed through in transhumance, today Villeverte is the Sextius district, and the city decided to built a fountain there in order to develop and enhance the area.
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In 1683 a successful merchant of Rue des Cordeliers, Jean Baptiste Silvacanne, offered to help with the project. He held the rights to a spring which the fountain could use, and offered this to the city. The only condition he laid down was that of keeping a flow of water for his domestic use, in his home. The city agreed and undertook the construction of the fountain. Armand Excursan, a master fountain-maker of Aix, was assigned the building work.
In 1845, with the increase in traffic,...
In 1845, with the increase in traffic,...
