It is one of a number of "petites cités de caractère" and, therefore, has fairly strict rules as to what can and cannot be built in the vicinity of its imposing château; one of three, hence the name of the town.
First mention of this place came in documents dating from 1100; it was know as Laciaco, from lacus (lake) and the suffix -acum.
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