The place was inhabited in the Gallo-Roman times as evidenced by a head in bronze Museum of Roanne. It is mentioned in the thirteenth century. In the sixteenth century, there had been a manor mattress that was burned during the troubles of the League. It was built under Henri IV by Mr. Jean Chézard, a gentleman from Florence and Roannais fixed. He was the great mystic girl French, Jeanne de Matel Chézard (1596-1670) founder of the Order of the Incarnate Word. The manor house, rebuilt again by Dumas, Terray went to Antoine de Rosière, brother of dreaded abbé Terray, controller general of finance, then by marriage to the Myrat and the Rose. He then became the property of the abbot Claude Eleonore de Chavagnac who built a chapel and donated after his death in 1811, his nephew the Comte Alexandre de Marie Camille Chavagnac. It was purchased in 1849 by Charles Michel and Mrs. Michel J.-B. who left their niece, Eugénie Michel. It married the commander who had Poulot children Poulot Charles, a chemical engineer (1859-1929) and Mrs. Calemard of Genestoux. After belonged from January to July 1919 to André Citroën, it was bought by the family Calemard of Genestoux. Finally in August 1941 he purchased 40 acres, by the France-Rayon. In 1990 the castle was bought by the Japanese to build a cooking school and language: the school of 3 bridges. The Castle is now the principal residence of a French family, and Olivier Laure Bourgeois. The castle was now intended to be an open, friendly and refined. Weddings and seminars are organized with an additional opportunity for room guests. The castle contained Mattress quantity of old paintings and furniture, whose main parts were exhibited in 1890 at the Exposition rétrospective Forézienne in Roanne. They included paintings of François Clouet (portrait of Charles IX), Rigaud, Van Ostade. These artefacts were removed near Vichy, in the sale of the castle by the family Calemard of Genestoux. The castle Mattress imposing appearance of a gentleman of imposing great century, by its mass and its high roof. It includes a body building flanked by two pavilions and lodges and numerous outbuildings. It covers both the vanes date of construction: 1700; the top of the attic of the middle, there are coats of arms, those of Dumas Mattress, who owned in 1700, cut off from those of Jeanne de Matel Chézard, parts of those Mattress Grimaud. A gallery on the ground floor, on the west front was added in 1870: it is decorated with two medallions round hollow made by P. Bonnifay representing the portrait of Jean-Baptiste Ducarre (1784-1873) - medallion right - great uncle of Mrs. Jules Poulot born Eugénie Michel and Michel Charles (1810-1862) - left medallion - uncle of Mrs. jules Poulot and nephew J.-B. Ducarre. Charles Michel, a collector of paintings and painters protective Lyons was called the friend of the arts. These medallions are made probably after two busts of Bonnifay dated 1841. Internally, there is a beautiful spacious rooms and a lounge decorated with wood first empire style, enhanced with gold. The fireplace bears the initials of Mr. and Mrs. Poulot, who repaired and installed this piece: Jules and Eugénie. The area includes 7 acres of meadow and 6 acres of wood. The view east over the prairies that stretch to the Loire is charming. The wood extends to the west of the Castle and is surrounded by beautiful villas engineers. The dressing rooms have been furnished house and meeting rooms, a large hall can accommodate over 200 people.