▁planned ▁to ▁turn ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁golf ▁resort , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁the ▁ch ate au ▁was ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁regional ▁government . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁plans ▁to ▁restore ▁it ▁had ▁made ▁little ▁progress . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Up ▁to ▁ 1 7 8 6 ▁The ▁château ▁was ▁first ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁medieval ▁for tr ess , ▁and ▁then ▁re built ▁on ▁the ▁medieval ▁buildings ' ▁remains ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁for ▁the ▁conse iller ▁du ▁roi ▁Jean ▁Del pe ch . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 7 6 8 ▁phase ▁was ▁provided ▁with ▁mod est ▁formal ▁gard ens ▁formed ▁as ▁regular ▁par ter res ▁▁ 1 7 8 6 - 1 7 9 6 ▁The ▁château ▁and ▁its ▁park ▁in ▁the ▁French ▁garden ing ▁style ▁were ▁bought ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 ▁as ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁his ▁country ▁houses ▁by ▁the ▁financi er ▁Jean - Jose ph ▁de ▁Labor de , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁rich est ▁financi ers ▁of ▁the ▁An ci en ▁Rég ime , ▁after ▁his ▁neighb ours ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁chance ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁On ▁this ▁mar sh y ▁land ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁château ▁and ▁create ▁a ▁large ▁landscape ▁park ▁to ▁his ▁own ▁taste . ▁ ▁To ▁this ▁end ▁he ▁commission ed ▁major ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁B él anger ▁( f am ous ▁in ▁this ▁de cade ▁for ▁having ▁constructed ▁Bag at elle ▁in ▁only ▁two ▁months ▁for ▁the ▁comte ▁d ' Ar to