The border might have changed slighty but Louis the XIV is notoriously bad at war. Also he notoriously loved playing it. It was his favorite childhood game and when he grow enough, he played the real version against his cousins in the next countries his entiere life. At the same time France was building a luxury industry and reputation that would last until today, he emptied the country's financial and material ressources so much it paved the way for the revolution.

That's not just me complaining about the poor trees. Althought oak trees are century plants and you won't find one older than 300 years in the whole country.