Montlaur

Montlaur lies in the high country of Vivarais near Coucouron, where a castle gave its name to a family of lords. Their barony formed one of the important noble jurisdictions of the province. Its title carried a place among the barons who represented Vivarais at the Estates of Languedoc; in 1748 the Marquis de Vogüé was admitted in that capacity for Montlaur. The mountain seat gave its name to a lordship whose influence extended beyond the uplands.