During the Middle Ages, the little commune of Saint-Marcel (renamed to Saint-Marcel-du-Périgord in 1801 by Napoleon) was the seat of an Archpriesthood that oversaw forty-one parishes. Saint Marcel was a Roman martyr and Pope from 308-309. There have been communes in the area for well over a thousand years, but the 13th and 14th centuries saw substantial development with Romanesque churches being built in Saint-Marcel and Liorac among other parishes. Chambary has been on maps since medieval times. The little “lieu dit”, or “a place called” (smaller than a hamlet) housed nine families and livestock until the Second World War. Chambary-le-Bas (lower Chambary) and its neighbouring buildings may well have changed, been demolished and rebuilt over the centuries, but this area has been inhabited continuously since the 14th century. The cottage had been the home of an “Oncle Celibataire” (a bachelor uncle) who was murdered by German soldiers in the church of Saint-Marcel during the occupation. In 1980, the property was bought by a family originally from Grenoble, who lived in Tunis. It was used regularly by the same family as a summer home (with very few amenities) until the 2010s. It was purchased by the current owners in 2021. Restoration works began in 2023 and concluded in 2024.