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The barn of the Sart de Trieux, located in the area of the same name, is attested as early as 1258 as a dependency of a rural farm encompassing six villages. Mentioned under the name Sart de Trieux in 1095, it was divided in 1438 and 1449 between Yolande de Morey (widow of Simon des Armoises) and the Abbey of Saint-Pierremont, which became its integral owner. The Dukes of Lorraine granted the abbey legal and tax privileges in 1587 and 1593, consolidating its status.

Father Jean Domant (1597–1621), 32nd abbot of Saint-Pierremont, undertook important work since 1601: restoration of the house from bottom to bottom, construction of an abbatial pavilion near the residence of the censier, and renovation of the latter in 1617. The entrance door to the pavilion, decorated with its weapons and dated 1601, is the most remarkable element remaining. Ruined in 1636 by the Hungarians, the barn was rebuilt in 1681 and 1705, before being sold as national property in 1791 to Louis Leblanc, former receiver of Briey's finances.

The carriageway door, dated 1617 (right) and restored in 1887 (left), bears the coat of arms of Jean Domant, appointed by the Duke Henri II of Lorraine as the first chaplain, State councillor and member of his private council. The latter made the barn a prosperous cense (dependent farm), symbol of the abbatial and seigneurial power in the area. Today, only the house gate, classified as Historic Monument in 1998, attests to this prestigious past, the rest of the estate having been transformed in the nineteenth century.

Architecturally, the door in the middle of the hanger fits into a classic setting: two fluted pilasters with ionic capitals support a shell carved of rinseaux, surmounted by an interrupted pediment. The tympanum bears the arms of Abbé Domant, framed by modillons. This decor, rare for a barn, reflects the influence of ecclesiastical and aristocratic sponsors on modern-day Lorrain rural buildings.

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