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Le château en bref
The Château de Cepoy (Loiret) grew out of an initial fortress dating from the early 13th century, intended to house the warden of the Montargis forest, which was destroyed in 1358 and rebuilt 22 years later. Jacques Bouvier de la Motte rebuilt it from 1681 onwards; his successor Guillaume transformed the warren into a French formal garden around 1731, and the estate was raised to the rank of marquisate by Louis XV. In 1785 it hosted Adélaïde and Victoire de France, daughters of Louis XV, on their way to Vichy. Bought back by the commune in 1954, under threat of demolition in 1975, it was restored by the Compagnons du Devoir from 1977 to 1981, who ran a training centre there until 2015. It overlooks a 7.5-hectare French formal garden.