A 40-hectare area in the Chambaran forest, cleared between October and December 2014, remains completely bare more than ten years later. This area was part of the Center Parcs project, a large-scale development planned in 2007 by the French company Pierre et Vacances (P&V). The project aimed to build 990 cottages and an aquatic entertainment zone on 200 hectares in the commune of Roybon, in the Isère department. However, none of the cottages were ever constructed, despite 37.4 million euros in public funds being committed to the project. The initiative was ultimately abandoned in July 2020 after over a decade of legal disputes and protests. The initial construction work began in the autumn of 2014, with the clearing of the 40-hectare site completed by December of that year. Roads, roundabouts, and foundations were built, including 700 meters of concrete pathways that now lead to nowhere. These structures, now overgrown with vegetation, remain as remnants of a construction project that never materialized. The 37.4 million euros in public funds were intended to support the integration of the Center Parcs development into the local area, covering aspects like water and sanitation infrastructure, job training for individuals with limited qualifications, and other local development efforts. However, these funds were spent on infrastructure that was never used. Access to the site is currently blocked by activists who have occupied the land since 2014. These individuals, part of a group known as "ZAD" (Zone à Défendre, or "area to defend"), have turned the plot into a protected space. Meanwhile, environmental groups, local fishing associations, and community organizations have continued to challenge the project in administrative courts. In 2018, the Council of State overturned a previous court decision that had canceled the authorization for the project, sending the case back to the Lyon administrative court of appeal. This legal back-and-forth continued for years without resolution. Despite legal efforts to push the project forward, Pierre et Vacances ultimately gave up in July 2020, citing the prolonged judicial delays as a major obstacle. The land still officially belongs to the company, which has not provided any clear plans for its future. Six years after the project was abandoned, the 40-hectare clearing remains visible from the road that runs through the Chambaran forest, serving as a silent reminder of a once-ambitious development that never came to fruition.