These three great families gave the castle of La Verdière special architecture born out of these different periods of development.

In the thirteenth century, under the aegis of the House of Ventimiglia, an ancient Sicilian family made La Verdière their first great work, causing it gradually to lost its military character.

The Forbin family added a tower at the corner terraces and a grand dual staircase ramp to access them.

The inhabitants were constantly made to work, which gave rise to many complaints, especially in the fifteenth century when a compromise was reached between the residents and the Lord of Castellane.

The wars of religion (1562–1598), where the Lords of La Verdière were very active, left little legacy to the building, except the church which was destroyed.

In the absence of Louis-Roch de Forbin, villagers plundered the castle which was then added to the national property confiscated by the new regime.

One event, however, was long remembered; in 1851, a revolutionary contingent visiting Aups where an insurrection was taking place, stopped at La Verdière.