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Château de Bocaud, in Jacou (Hérault), was built in 1618 by Pierre de Bocaud, a magistrate and president of the Cour des Aides; having converted from Protestantism in 1624, he received the visit of Cardinal de Richelieu on two occasions (1636 and 1642). The Bocaud family, established in Jacou since 1477, died out in 1788 and sold the estate in 1842. The building retains 17th-century woodwork, stucco decorations (gypseries) depicting scenes from La Fontaine's Fables, added around 1760, and a Napoleonic-inspired décor installed between 1873 and 1878. Its gardens, with parterres, terraces, a double-revolution staircase, sphinxes, statues and a grotto-nymphaeum decorated with shells and rockwork, are listed as a monument historique. Acquired by the commune of Jacou in 1991 and restored, the château now houses the municipal library and municipal services.