Construction of main residence 1805 (≈ 1805)
Date engraved on the doorchambranle.
1813
Laboratory development
Laboratory development 1813 (≈ 1813)
Wooden building for Achilles Le Bel.
1821-1835
Extension of agricultural buildings
Extension of agricultural buildings 1821-1835 (≈ 1828)
Expansion into two major phases.
1832
Date on Contiguous Housing
Date on Contiguous Housing 1832 (≈ 1832)
Mention on the adjacent building.
2008
Registration for historical monuments
Registration for historical monuments 2008 (≈ 2008)
Full protection of the site and its surroundings.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The whole castle farm, consisting of the castle Le Bel, the building contiguous to the castle Le Bel, the wooden building called the laboratory building, all the agricultural buildings composed of barns and the dwelling building located in the extension of the gate and the historic fence elements, the courtyard and its pavement, the park and its architectural elements, the floors (ca. 16 75, 126): inscription by decree of 30 January 2008
Key figures
Antoine Le Bel - Capital and owner
Buyer of the oil fields before 1805.
Marie Joseph Achille Le Bel - Founder of the home
Initiator of construction in 1805.
Achille Le Bel - Scientific and industrial
User of the 1813 laboratory.
Origin and history
The Le Bel Castle Farm, located in Lampertsloch in the Lower Rhine, is a historic monument registered since 2008. Built in the early 19th century, it replaces buildings prior to the French Revolution, on a site operated for its oil sands. This original estate combines a seigneurial home, U-style agricultural buildings, and a wood-pan laboratory, reflecting a dual vocation: mining and agronomic innovation.
The main residence, dated 1805 by its chambranle, features a sober stoneware stonework architecture, with a broken roof and a wrought iron staircase. Nearby, a small building of 1813, a former laboratory of Achilles Le Bel, bears the traces of a 1779 girouette. The agricultural wings, erected between 1821 and 1835, complement this set of regionalist style and industrial functionality. The paved courtyard and park, still visible, testify to the importance of the place.
The site is inseparable from the Le Bel family, which in 1805 developed a pioneer oil exploitation, while conducting agronomic experiments. Marie Joseph Achille Le Bel, then his son Achilles, turned the farm into a major scientific and economic centre in Alsace. After the closure of the refinery, the estate houses a restaurant before being acquired by a spa chain, without the local sources being finally exploited.
Registration for historical monuments in 2008 protects the entire site: castle, laboratory, agricultural buildings, courtyard, park and fence elements. This classification highlights the heritage value of a place where industrial history, rural architecture and scientific memory intersect, unique in the Greater East region.
Today, privately owned, Le Bel Castle Farm remains a symbol of the links between technical innovation and Alsatian rural heritage. Its state of conservation, despite its varied uses, allows us to study the constructive techniques of the nineteenth century and the evolution of local economic activities, from agriculture to emerging chemistry.
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