The 10 most beautiful castles in Meurthe-et-Moselle
10 châteaux
Chosen among 78 recorded castles
What to see in Meurthe-et-Moselle when you only have a weekend: the 10 most visited castles according to their visitors’ reviews, among those open to the public whose visiting conditions we checked on the official website. For each: what you see, the entry price, the link to the full entry.
Ranked by renown: how often their name is searched on Google each month, and how many reviews visitors have left. “Beautiful” is your word; what we measure is what visitors choose.
No. 1
Château de Lunéville (Lunéville Castle)
Lunéville
In Lunéville stands a large 18th century château that reflects the dukes of Lorraine's ambition to rival Versailles. Built for Duke Léopold I from 1703, its asymmetrical shape comes from a north wing that was never completed due to lack of funds.
No. 2
Château de Montaigu (Montaigu Castle)
Laneuveville-devant-Nancy
Montaigu Castle, built in 1757-1758 by Bon Prévost, receiver general of Lorraine's tax farms, centres around a chapel dating from 1625. Enlarged from 1765 onwards with an orangery, stables, dovecote and farm buildings, it underwent substantial modifications around 1869 under architect Jasson.
Adult €5.10Hours, prices and access
No. 3
Château de Jaulny (Jaulny Castle)
Jaulny
Set on a terrace overlooking the Rupt de Mad valley, Jaulny castle keeps the outline of a stronghold occupied from the twelfth century, reshaped over later building campaigns into a fortified house and then a residence.
Adult €8Hours, prices and access
No. 4
Château de Fléville (Fléville Castle)
Fléville-devant-Nancy
In Fléville-devant-Nancy, this château combines a 14th century keep, the only surviving part of the original stronghold, with a Renaissance residence completed in 1533 for Nicolas de Lutzelbourg.
No. 5
Château de Boucq (Boucq Castle)
Boucq
In Boucq, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, stands a building complex combining a 14th-century medieval tower with an 18th-century manor house. Known as the Tour quarrée for its geometric silhouette, the structure is said to have been built around 1340 by Jean de Brixey.
No. 6
Château de Moncel (Moncel Castle)
Jarny
In Jarny, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, the château de Moncel stands on a site first mentioned in the 12th century, though its present appearance dates from a 1905 enlargement that gave it the look of an 18th century residence.
No. 7
Château de Morey (Morey Castle)
Morey
The château de Morey stands on a hilltop of the Grand Couronné ridge, overlooking the Natagne valley in a small hamlet of the commune of Morey. Its origins trace back to a Templar priory, before the Joly de Morey family built the wings and towers still visible today between the 14th and 17th centuries.
No. 8
Château de Brabois (Brabois Castle)
Villers-lès-Nancy
The Brabois park, on the heights of Villers-lès-Nancy, occupies the site of a château that vanished after the French Revolution, leaving only a restored dovecote and one other building standing.
No. 9
Château du Charmois (Charmois Castle)
Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy
In Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, the Charmois château seen today is not the building erected in the 1720s by the Nancy painter Charles-Joseph Gilles, but a neo-Gothic manor put up in 1896 on the same grounds after the original house was pulled down.
No. 10
Château de la Favorite (Favorite Castle)
Lunéville
The château de la Favorite is a pleasure residence built in the first half of the eighteenth century in Lunéville, Meurthe-et-Moselle. Attributed to architect Germain Boffrand, it represents a rare surviving example in France and Europe of a princely residence of this kind.
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the most beautiful castle in Meurthe-et-Moselle?
- The most visited in Meurthe-et-Moselle is Château de Lunéville, first in this selection according to its visitors’ reviews. All 10 castles listed are open to visitors with checked hours.
- How much does a visit cost?
- The adult entry price is shown under each castle when the official website publishes it; 0 of these castles are free.
- How is this selection made?
- Among the 78 castles recorded in Meurthe-et-Moselle, we keep those open to the public with a photo, then rank by number of Google reviews. No castle pays to appear.