This label was attributed thanks to three main considerations: the inspiring history of some landlords, the permanence of a consensual social life and the translation of this harmony into various gardens, buildings and botanical creations.

The medieval defensive "castle" transformed itself into a "maison de plaisance" where pleasure was associated to economic productions (wine and dry fruits for sailors).

In other parts of France, the term "Folies" was used mainly to designate monumental ornaments in 18th century parks: false ruins (pyramids, obelisks), grottos, love-temples, friendship-temples and "laiteries".

At the beginning of the 19th century, Bois-Briand becomes a shelter for a family of planters from West-Indies and Louisiana (Laure Gaigneron de Marolles was born in Elisabeth Town, New-Jersey, in 1801); Felix Cossin de Chourses, pirat (corsair) and slave trader buys Bois-Briand then transmit it to his daughter.

), « Le Chéri », « La Confiance », « L’Oiseau »… In 1816, Julie Cossin inherits Chateau de Bois-Briand.

Fraser ancestors were Nantes region landlords (from Anjou, more precisely) Their original name was « de la Frézelière".

Then, he shows her Clisson, an artists paradise where Sculptor Lemot is building his famous Villa and its « Gardener’s house ».

A museum was built in La Rochelle to display artistic treasures brought back by Charles Gustave de Chassiron from Extreme-Orient.

Since these floods, Loire river bed has been postpone 2 miles further thanks to dams (called "levées", locally).