Christophe de Villeneuve-Bargemon

Count Christophe de Villeneuve-Bargemon was a French aristocrat and civil servant.
He was born into an aristocratic family of Spanish origin, on June 27, 1777, in Bargemon, Provence.
De Villeneuve-Bargemon was appointed Prefect of Lot-et-Garonne in 1806, and in 1816, Prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône. 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.