When was Euvezin castle built?

The castle dates to the sixteenth century. It may have been built for Antoine de Rozières, president of the Grands Jours of Saint-Mihiel, who died in 1611.

What defensive features are visible in its architecture?

Gun emplacements in lunette form from the sixteenth century remain at the base of one tower, and the building forms part of a network of defensive sites in the Metz region.

What has been preserved from the eighteenth century?

The entrance door, the grand vestibule with stone staircase, the joinery, metalwork, and glazed doors designed for passage between rooms.

Château d'Euvezin

Euvezin Castle

Euvezin

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Where: Euvezin

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Château d'Euvezin stands in Euvezin (Meurthe-et-Moselle), in the Grand Est region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century, 17th century, 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Euvezin castle is a solid-plan residence flanked by two square towers at opposite corners, built in the sixteenth century for a family of Lorraine magistrates. Its architecture blends the defensive features of a fortified house with the elegance of a lordly residence, displaying mullioned windows across three storeys and traces of sixteenth-century gun emplacements at the base of one tower. The interior retains its stone staircase and eighteenth-century joinery, added when a grand entrance doorway was installed.

What to know

The property is listed as a historical monument, covering the castle, the adjoining eighteenth-century wing, the garden and terraces.
The building is representative of sixteenth-century castles and fortified houses typical of the Metz region.
The interiors of the castle and its adjoining wing retain their original eighteenth-century layout and fixtures.

Where this château is

Euvezin · Meurthe-et-Moselle · Grand Est

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54470

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA54000072
Period of construction: 16th century, 17th century, 18th century

Frequently asked

When was Euvezin castle built?: The castle dates to the sixteenth century. It may have been built for Antoine de Rozières, president of the Grands Jours of Saint-Mihiel, who died in 1611.
What defensive features are visible in its architecture?: Gun emplacements in lunette form from the sixteenth century remain at the base of one tower, and the building forms part of a network of defensive sites in the Metz region.
What has been preserved from the eighteenth century?: The entrance door, the grand vestibule with stone staircase, the joinery, metalwork, and glazed doors designed for passage between rooms.