[1] In 1261, the Lords of Mont planned to build a city along the lake that would compete with the Aubonne and Saint-Prex.

This new city closed a gap in the savoy settlements on the northern shores of Lake Geneva.

In 1558, the Bernese merchant Hans Steiger, who was already the lord of Mont-le-Grand, acquired the barony of Rolle.

The barony included the town of Rolle (except the fief of Les Uttins which belonged until the 18th century to the La Harpe family), Tartegnin, Vinzel, Luins, half of Essertines-sur-Rolle, some homes in Begnins, the region of Vincy and Saint-Vincent (now in Gilly), Bursinel and in 1615 they acquired Le Rosey Castle, Dully and Le Vaud.

In 1802, during the Bourla-papey uprising, patrician land titles and tax records were burned in the archives at Rolle Castle.