The name grand barrail was that of an old charterhouse of gironde and the castle was built on the latters ruins under the initiative of mr ren bouchard malter and brewer for his mistress mrs godeau the construction site was entrusted to the architect louis marie cordonnier famous for having been the architect of the palais de la haye completed in 1906 and for having participated in the reconstruction of the sainte thrse de lisieux basilic mr ren bouchard who resided for some