The first known document about Saint Marcel dates from 1095, when Gaston and Albert de Saint Marcel took an oath. From a modest stronghold in Beaujolais, proudly facing the Forez, it slowly became a château over the centuries. At the end of the 16th century, under the influence of the owner of La Bâtie d'Urfé, Jean de Talaru, who came from an old noble family from Lyon, embellished and transformed Saint Marcel, enriching it with Renaissance features and the walled garden. The 4-hectare garden, adorned with 2 pavilions, has a long terrace from which you can admire the breathtaking view towards the 4 cardinal points: the Forez plain and mountains to the south and west, the Madeleine mountains to the north and the Lyonnais mountains to the east.

In the 17th century, Claude de Talaru decorated several rooms in the château with exceptional painted wood panelling. Saint Marcel continued to evolve from generation to generation, often handed down by women, until 1860. At that time, it was the Piston de Saint Cyr family (from which Mary-Ange Hurstel descends), heirs to an illustrious Empire general of the same name, who acquired Saint Marcel, further enriching its collections. For more than 40 years, its current owners have continued this task with dedication.

The château and all its decoration have been listed since the 1960s.

Resolutely focused on quality, the Domaine is committed to a sustainable approach. Biodynamically farmed plots, environmentally friendly buildings (a recently built barn won the Auvergne Rhône Alpes FIBOIS 2021 award), special attention to restoring wetlands, planting hedges, developing a more varied and local fauna and flora... these are just some of the concrete commitments implemented every day at St Marcel.