 It is first referred to as "Villas culturas" in a charter of the 9th-century bishop of Le Mans, Saint Aldric (earlier references are doubtless fictitious).A partial source for the history of Couture in the later 17th century are the memoirs of Louis XIV's valet, Marie Dubois, who came from the village.The housing reflects periods of prosperity and villégiature-type occupation in recent centuries.