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The castle of Adomenil, located in Rehainviller en Meurthe-et-Moselle, has a characteristic architecture of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Its square house, flanked by four round towers and covered with slates, fits into a complex including a chapel, commons in mechanical tiles, and an English park keeping rare essences. The dendrochronology reveals that its major construction dates from the hinge of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, with subsequent enlargements in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The estate, close to the ducal court of Lunéville, was initially used as a peri-urban residence. In 1677 a chapel was attested by the mention of a chaplain. The land right-of-way, stable since the 1839 cadastre, underwent modifications after the 2013 fire, which destroyed part of the farm. The protections under the Historic Monuments (2015) cover facades, roofs, the chapel, a press with its cellar, as well as the park and its factories.

The commons define two courses: a court of honor in front of the house and a secondary courtyard opening onto a terraced vegetable garden. The frame, which was rebuilt in the 20th century, retains the original profile on a steep slope. Despite the transformations, the castle illustrates the evolution of a seigneurial home in a country house, marked by its integration into a landscaped and preserved agricultural landscape.

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