Initially, this village was namedBonnes. In 1685,d'Ornaison family, the owner of the village andits château, gained permission from the French king to change the name toChamarande. A later owner, theDuc de Persigny, wasMinister of the Interior underNapoléon III and a financial backer of the building of the Paris-Orléans rail station in the village, today anRER Cstation.