Built in 1780, the inn, which became a hotel in 1824, takes its name from the forge that stood opposite. Work carried out in 1950 remodelled the building, with a new masonry facade replacing the original wood. A village hall was then built at the rear, to be used for community events until the Sports and Leisure Centre was built in 1973. A fresco of a blacksmith at work in front of his anvil, visible from the centre of the village, now adorns the side façade. The establishment was renamed L'Enclume in 2018 after extensive renovation of the building.

The Maréchal-Ferrant is typical of these establishments, of which there are many in Gruyère, run by peasant innkeepers, assisted or sometimes directly managed by their wives. At the turn of the 20th century, the Maréchal-Ferrant was run by Isidore Niquille, a Châteauneuf Syndic and Radical MP from Charmey, and was home to his party's circle, while Le Sapin was home to the Conservative circle.

The hotel was linked to the post office by an adjoining office with counters and a postal stagecoach service to complement the carriage service from Bulle station, which opened in 1864. The stagecoach could take advantage of horse shoeing.

On 5 September 1946, Mrs Churchill and her daughter Mary, on their way from the Bernese Oberland, stopped off at the end of the afternoon for a tea-time with double cream in the Marshal's small salon. The hotel manager, Marie Mooser, announces to her staff that the day is not over, and that she is to receive Mrs Churchill: L'è pâ le to :ma, fô alâ rèchuêdre la Tchourtchill! - That's not all, but I've got to go and see Mrs Churchill!

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