This cheese is probably in the late eighteenth century in the valley of the Brenne, a small territory in the West Berry microclimate favorable to the breeding of goats ...
According to legend, the battle of Poitiers would have actually taken place in Touraine. Women prisoners Saracens have taught the inhabitants of the plains to Sainte-Maure, raising goats and making cheese
Originally, this cheese is a family consumption. Its development dates from the nineteenth century, and the town of Selles-sur-Cher, the main center for the collection and resale, gives it its name.
This is a product of tradition Berry, born on the banks of the Indre, in the shape of a truncated pyramid covered with ashes, to the square base a little more squat than the Pouligny.