Cosmetic and home products from the brand Le Chatelard 1802

The CHATELARD 1802, the scents of Provence, a family history since 1802.

Discover a whole range of BIO wellness products and qualities.

The story of Chatelard begins in 1802, when Napoleon Bonaparte reigns and where the French Republic is born. The law limiting the construction of dwellings inside the boroughs is then revoked and the house of the MONTAUD family is one of the first to be created outside the village of SAINT-AUBAN-SUR-L'OUVEZE. This stone farm, whose year of construction (1802) is engraved above the main entrance, is the foundation of Chatelard. It is the hill Chatelard, at the top of which sits a small church, which gives its name to the company but also the neighborhood where the farm is installed today.

The first years, the MONTAUD family produces essential oil from wild lavender that grows in the surrounding mountains. But very soon, around 1805, she began to plant lavender in her own fields so as not to depend exclusively on wild lavender. It is to meet the ever growing demand of the perfume industry that develops in GRASSE, a little later, during the 19th century, that the MONTAUD family increases its production. But at that time, there are no machines or tractors: all the work is done by hand. It is only at the end of the Second World War that the first machines appear, which facilitates the work of men and, above all, considerably increases production volumes.

For a long time, Chatelard has focused on the production and delivery of raw materials for manufacturers of finished products. The real turning point came in the late 1990s, when the company decided to launch its own line of finished products, based on its history, two centuries of hard work, love of lavender and on his perfect knowledge of this emblematic plant. The MONTAUD family now offers a full range of products: fragrance sachets, perfumes, soaps and quality eaux de toilette thanks to the know-how acquired for more than two centuries.