The name of the estate Chateau des Antonins comes from the St. Antoine hospitallers whom established themselves in this former convent around the 13th century. The Antonins monastic order is founded to heal patients suffering from St Antoine’s fire, later called ergotic poisoning.

The monks treated this illness thanks to healthier food (the famous St Antoine’s pig) but more importantly thanks to the cocoction of a secret drink with extraordinary therapeutic properties. The Saint Vinage is a wine base and herbs.

The commandery of the Antonins also offered a halt to pilgrims travelling to the shrine of Santiago de Compostella.

Of this era remains a fine collection of buildings dating from the 13th to the 16th centuries, including : the convent, a 13th century bridge, and a water mill all listed as Historic Monuments.