Château du Champ de Bataille

In 1650 Alexandre de Créquy-Bernieulle (1628–1703) was arrested and exiled to the provinces by Cardinal Mazarin.

[1][2][3] It was the seat of the Dukes d'Harcourt (of the House of Harcourt) until the head of the family sold it in 1983.

The Harcourt family bought it in 1754, they were forced to sell it after the French Revolution but they re-bought the Château later.

The French formal garden was created from 1992 by a new owner, interior designer Jacques Garcia.

It was inspired by sketches of the original garden, long vanished, which showed the placement of the great terrace, the broderies and bosquets, and the proportions of the squares of Apollo and Diana.