Riverie

Riverie occupies a hill in the country southwest of Lyon. A castle and walled town grew around a market square, where the lord's officials administered the surrounding lands. During the Wars of Religion, Riverie supported the future Henry IV against the Catholic League. In August 1590 forces of the League, which controlled Lyon, destroyed the village and castle. The settlement was rebuilt, and its lordship passed to the Bénéon family in 1680.