History
The town was acquired by Louis de Bourbon, prince de Condé - uncle of the future Henry IV of France. The town thus became one of the many lands that was acquired by the Condé family over the years. Louis' son Henri de Bourbon stayed at the Château there. The land would stay with the family till 1735 when Mademoiselle de Charolais - descendant of Louis - sold the land.
The town was the traditional burial place of the Prince of Condé and their descendants; buried in the town are:
- Louis de Bourbon, prince de Condé;
- Henri de Bourbon, prince de Condé;
- Henri de Bourbon, prince de Condé;
- Éléonore de Bourbon, comtesse de La Marche;
- Louis de Bourbon, prince de Condé le Grand Condé;
- Henri Jule de Bourbon, prince de Condé;
- Henri de Bourbon, duc de Bourbon
- Louis de Bourbon, prince de Condé, Monsieur le Duc
- Henri de Bourbon (1672–1675), comte de Clermont;
- Louis Henri de Bourbon, comte de La Marche;
- Mademoiselle de Clermont (1679–1680)
- Louis Armand de Bourbon, prince de Conti
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