In medieval times Puyricard was part of the
fiefdom of the
Lords of Baux. Ruins of their ancestral castle, remodelled in the seventeenth century as an episcopal palace by the Archbishop of Aix
Girolamo Grimaldi-Cavalleroni, are preserved at the present day
Chateau Grimaldi. The
Romanesque church in the centre of the village dates back to the 11th century and contains an altar from the medieval castle. The town has given its name to a brand of chocolate, well known in France, manufactured locally since 1968 by the Belgian family Roelandts. The graduate management school
IAE Aix-en-Provence (Institut d'Administration des Entreprises), part of
Aix-Marseille University, is located in Puyricard. ==See also==