Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Lorraine

Fort
55100 Douaumont-Vaux

Douaumont Fort, built between 1884 and 1913 near Verdun, is an emblematic military work of the Séré de Rivières system, marked by the Battle of 1916. Ranked a historic monument, it symbolizes French resistance during the First World War.

Château de style néo-Renaissance
55210 Vigneulles-lés-Hattonchâtel

Hattonchâtel Castle, rebuilt in a neo-Renaissance style between 1923 and 1928, dominates Vigneulles-les-Hattonchâtel in Meuse. This architectural pastiche incorporates medieval vestiges and symbolizes the 20th century Lorrain history.

Château de style Classique
54740 Haroué

Craon Castle in Haroué, built between 1720 and 1729 by Germain Boffrand, is a Baroque Lorrain jewel located in the Great East, mixing medieval remains and 18th century decorations.

Porte
54100 Nancy

The Porte Saint-Georges, erected at the beginning of the seventeenth century in Nancy, is an iconic historic monument of the new town, decorated with allegorical statues and a Tuscan facade. Ranked in 1879, it symbolizes the east-west axis of the Lorrain city.

Eglise baroque
54700 Pont-à-Mousson

The abbey of the Prémontrés of Pont-à-Mousson, built in the 18th century in Lorraine, is a vast Baroque and classical architectural complex, now transformed into a cultural centre and three-star hotel on the edge of the Moselle.

Eglise gothique
54210 Saint-Nicolas-de-Port

The Basilica of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port, a Gothic masterpiece flamboyant from the 15th to the 16th centuries in Lorraine, was built by René II of Lorraine in thanks for his victory against Charles the Temerary. Located in Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (Meurthe-et-Moselle), it houses a major relic of Saint Nicholas and a historical pilgrimage.

Château fort
55140 Vaucouleurs

The castle of Gombervals, a 14th century fortress located in Vaucouleurs (Meuse), is a medieval building surrounded by moat, marked by its dungeon-porch and its history linked to the kings of France and the lords of Lorraine.

Château Médiéval et Renaissance
54870 Cons-la-Grandville

The Château de Cons-la-Grandville, a 16th–15th century building in Meurthe-et-Moselle, combines Romanesque, Renaissance and classical architecture. Located in the Chiers valley, it dominates a medieval village and a Benedictine priory.