Chateau de Tigny

The most ancestral known proprietors of this historic Chateau was the noble family des Fourniers. In 1528 the lord of the manor house was Captain-Chatelain of Charlieu.  A few years later, the property was then owned by Jean de Foudras who married Claudine des Fourniers.  At the end of the 17th century the Chateau then became the property of the family Tillard which adopted the name of the Chateau as annexe to their name.  A portrait of Claude Henri-Jules Tillard de Tigny who was the chatelaine of the chateau in 1880 can be seen in the dinning room.

Charlieu

Flirting with nearby Burgundy, the town of Charlieu and its exceptional heritage invites you on a journey back in time.  The history of Charlieu is inseparable from that of its Abbey.  Founded in about 875 by Benedictine monks from Touraine, the Abbey contributed greatly to the development of Charlieu.  Attached to the royal domain by Philip Augustus and formerly surrounded by ramparts, the historic centre surprises with its vitality and the quality of its preservation.  Thanks to an original route in its picturesque streets, you can stroll between stone and half-timbered houses dating from the 13th to the 19th centuries.  Amongst the other treasures in Charlieu, you can visit the Church of Saint Philbert with its 15th century painted wooden stalls and the former Hôtel Dieu which today houses the Hospital Museum and the Silk Museum.  Charlieu is one of the most beautiful detours in France and has a very busy town centre.  Like the whole of the Roman area, Charlieu is also a gourmet town with andouille and praline being a speciality there.