When was the château des Étangs built?

The castle is first mentioned in 1404. Its current structure, dating from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, features a rectangular keep, round towers at the corners, and wings arranged around a central courtyard.

Why did the castle suffer so much damage?

Between 1404 and 1552, the fortress experienced several destructions: torn down by a feudal coalition in 1404, burned by Lorraine forces in 1490, damaged by Robert de la Marck in 1518, and set ablaze by the French in 1552.

What remains of the original defensive features?

The drawbridge and moats, which still existed in 1681, were filled in during the eighteenth century. The curtain walls and round towers survive, but the building has lost its active defenses.

Château des Étangs

Étangs Castle

Les Étangs

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Where: Les Étangs

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Château des Étangs stands in Les Étangs (Moselle), in the Grand Est region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 14th century, 15th century, 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

A Moselle fortress from the fourteenth century, the château des Étangs bears the marks of five hundred years of regional conflict. Its trapezoidal plan, flanked by round towers at the corners, reflects defensive architecture combining a rectangular keep and residential buildings arranged around a central courtyard. Modified from the eighteenth century onward, it retains traces of its successive transformations.

What to know

The château is listed as a historical monument; only the hall of the north tower, as well as courtyard facades, roofs and floors, are protected.
Information on opening hours, admission fees and access conditions is not available; contact the town hall of Les Étangs to inquire about visiting possibilities.
The building suffered significant destruction between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, particularly during Lorraine conflicts and Franco-Habsburg wars.
The drawbridge and moats, major elements of the original defenses, disappeared during the eighteenth century.

Where this château is

Les Étangs · Moselle · Grand Est

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57530 Les Étangs

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA57000028
Period of construction: 14th century, 15th century, 16th century

Frequently asked

When was the château des Étangs built?: The castle is first mentioned in 1404. Its current structure, dating from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries, features a rectangular keep, round towers at the corners, and wings arranged around a central courtyard.
Why did the castle suffer so much damage?: Between 1404 and 1552, the fortress experienced several destructions: torn down by a feudal coalition in 1404, burned by Lorraine forces in 1490, damaged by Robert de la Marck in 1518, and set ablaze by the French in 1552.
What remains of the original defensive features?: The drawbridge and moats, which still existed in 1681, were filled in during the eighteenth century. The curtain walls and round towers survive, but the building has lost its active defenses.