In 1689, the de Guillermy family acquired the land (which formerly belonged to the 16th century poet Jean de La Ceppède) and built the bastide shortly after.

[1] Over the next few centuries, the family hosted Paul Barras and later Princess Françoise of Orléans.

[1] By 1941, the bastide was owned by Mr Rousset, who rented it to the police.

[1] Meanwhile, the Nazi invaders began the construction of the A7 autoroute near the bastide.

[1] In 2009, the French state suggested turning the empty bastide into temporary housing for Romani people.