Built in the twelfth century, it was destroyed during the Burgundy War. Rebuilt thereafter, it is, from 1618 to the French invasion of 1798, a seat of a small bailiwick …
The "Tour de Marsens" is a fortified tower in the Dézaley area of the commune of Puidoux. It dates from the 13th century. You can also see it from the lower hiking trail that leads through Lavaux.