place

Château de Mousson

Châteaux in Meurthe-et-MoselleFrench castle stubsMonuments historiques of Grand EstRuined castles in Grand Est
F54 Mousson chateau nuit
F54 Mousson chateau nuit

The Château de Mousson is a ruined castle in the commune of Mousson in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département of France. Until the 13th century, the Château de Mousson was the residence of the Counts of Mousson. On the summit of a hill, it overlooked the valleys of the Seille and the Moselle. It has not resisted the ravages of time, wars and, above all, Cardinal Richelieu. The 17th century was fatal to the fortress at Mousson. A symbol of the spirit of independence of the people of Lorraine against the power of royal France, the castle was an obstacle to the centralising designs of Louis XIII and Richelieu. In 1633, following the example of many castles in the région and the fortifications of Nancy, the castle was demolished. It was destroyed by the inhabitants of the region, acting under the constraint of French troops. The castle ruins are the property of the commune. It has been listed since 1932 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Château de Mousson (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors, Images).

Château de Mousson
Chemin du Château, Nancy

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address External links Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Wikipedia: Château de MoussonContinue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude Longitude
N 48.904722222222 ° E 6.0775 °
placeShow on map

Address

Château de Mousson

Chemin du Château
54700 Nancy
Grand Est, France
mapOpen on Google Maps

linkWikiData (Q2970083)
linkOpenStreetMap (780640266)

F54 Mousson chateau nuit
F54 Mousson chateau nuit
Share experience

Nearby Places

Mousson
Mousson

Mousson (French pronunciation: [musɔ̃] ) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. The village lies on a hilltop, adjacent to the east of Pont-à-Mousson.

Atton
Atton

Atton (French pronunciation: [atɔ̃]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.

Pont-à-Mousson
Pont-à-Mousson

Pont-à-Mousson (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃.t‿a.musɔ̃]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France. Its inhabitants are known as Mussipontains in French. It is an industrial town (mainly steel industry), situated on the river Moselle. Pont-à-Mousson has several historical monuments, including the 18th century Premonstratensian abbey.

Canton of Pont-à-Mousson

The canton of Pont-à-Mousson is an administrative division of the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, northeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Pont-à-Mousson.It consists of the following communes:

Lesménils
Lesménils

Lesménils (French pronunciation: [lemenil]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson
Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson

Blénod-lès-Pont-à-Mousson (French pronunciation: [bleno lɛ pɔ̃.t‿a musɔ̃], literally Blénod near Pont-à-Mousson) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in northeastern France.

Lorraine Regional Natural Park
Lorraine Regional Natural Park

Lorraine Regional Natural Park (French: Parc naturel régional de Lorraine) is a protected area of pastoral countryside in the Grand Est region of northeastern France, in the historic region of Lorraine. The park covers a total area of 205,000 hectares (510,000 acres). The parkland is split in two non-contiguous parcels of land between the cities of Metz and Nancy, and spans the three departments of Meuse, Meurthe-et-Moselle, and Moselle. According to the World Database on Protected Areas, it is an IUCN category V area.Ancient ruins and modern monuments are common throughout the area. The land was officially designated a regional natural park in 1974.The park is crossed by the LGV Est high speed rail line, with large viaducts.

Maidières
Maidières

Maidières (French pronunciation: [mɛdjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

Loisy, Meurthe-et-Moselle
Loisy, Meurthe-et-Moselle

Loisy (French pronunciation: [lwazi]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

Jezainville
Jezainville

Jezainville (French pronunciation: [ʒəzɛ̃vil]) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

Sainte-Geneviève, Meurthe-et-Moselle
Sainte-Geneviève, Meurthe-et-Moselle

Sainte-Geneviève is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.

Norroy-lès-Pont-à-Mousson
Norroy-lès-Pont-à-Mousson

Norroy-lès-Pont-à-Mousson (French pronunciation: [nɔʁwa lɛ pɔ̃.t‿a musɔ̃], literally Norroy near Pont-à-Mousson) is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.