 The large pond next to the palace, with a surface of four hectares, was made during the reign of Henry IV, and was used for boating parties by members of the Court, and as a source of fish for the table and for amusement.Descriptions of the palace in the 17th century tell of guests feeding the carp, some of which reached enormous size, and were said to be a hundred years old.The small octagonal house on an island in the center of the lake, "Pavillon de l'Ètang", was added during the reign of Louis XIV, then rebuilt under Napoleon I, and is decorated with his initial.