He married Virginie Vincent de Saint-Bonnet on 21 February 1859, and settled in Hendaye where he purchased 250ha to build a castle, and became the mayor of the city from 1871 to 1875.
Oženio se Virginie Vincent de Saint-Bonnet 21. veljače 1859. godine, i smjestio se u Hendaye gdje je kupio 250ha kako bi izgradio dvorac, te je postao gradonačelnik grada 1871.-1875.