Castles in the Vosges

88600 Bruyères

The castle of Bruyères, the medieval castle of the 10th century, dominated the town of Bruyères in the Vosges. Destroyed by a fire in 1715, it was protected by two enclosures and an iconic tower.

Château d'apparat
88270 Ville-sur-Illon

Lobstein Castle, built at the beginning of the 20th century in Ville-sur-Illon (Great East), is an eclectic mansion linked to Vosges brewing history, classified as a historical monument in 1993.

Château de style Renaissance
88000 Vaudéville

The Château de Crèvecoeur, built in the 16th century in Vaudéville in the Vosges, is a Renaissance castle with a square plan surrounded by four towers. It illustrates the influence of symmetry in Lorraine.

Château fort
88000 Épinal

The castle of Epinal, medieval fortress of the 13th and 16th centuries, dominates the city from a rocky ridge at an altitude of 387 m. Ranked a historic monument in 1992, it combines medieval ruins and 19th century landscape developments in a public park.

88240 Le Clerjus

Bellevue Castle, built in the 19th century in Le Clerjus (Vosges), is a rectangular building with a quadrupent roof, linked to the local steel industry. Uncategorized historic monument, it appears on IGN maps.

Château
88600 Girecourt-sur-Durbion

Girecourt Castle, a 16th century fortified seigneurial residence in Girecourt-sur-Durbion (Great East), combines Renaissance architecture and historical park, classified as a Historic Monument since 1994.

Château de style Louis XV
88290 Saulxures-sur-Moselotte

Saulxures Castle, nicknamed the 'Vosgesian Versailles', is a Louis XV building built in the middle of the 19th century in Saulxures-sur-Moselotte, in the Great East. Sponsored by Élisabeth Géhin in tribute to her husband, a textile manufacturer, he illustrates the golden age of this industry in the Vosges.

Château de style Renaissance
88170 Dommartin-sur-Vraine

The castle of Dommartin-sur-Vraine, former castle of the 15th and 16th centuries, stands west of the Vosges village, near the church of Saint Martin, its ancient castral chapel. Its remains, partially preserved, bear witness to its medieval and agricultural past.