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Tuméjus House is a military building built in the early 15th century (circa 1432) by Ferry I de Ligniville, lord of Ligniville and Tantonville, and his wife, the Countess of Graux, lady of Tuméjus and Bulligny. Located 500 metres north of the village of Bulligny, on a distance named Tuméjus ("fall to the ground" in Lorrain), it initially presented itself as a square dungeon of 16.25 meters side, flanked by four round towers of 8 meters in diameter, all lined with moat fed by the Poisson Creek. The entrance, protected by a drawbridge and surmounted by mâchicoulis, gave access to barbacanes, while the vaulted cellars communicated with a cachot arranged in the turrets.

The north-east tower housed a chapel dedicated to Saint Nicholas and was pierced with narrow cannons (66 to 82 cm high), as well as oval shooting openings. The dungeon, on the other hand, was illuminated by losnge windows and stained glass windows. The outbuildings, built in the enclosure (poverty), were complete. As early as 1604, major changes changed its appearance, notably under the impetus of the family of Ligniville, who later gave La Blaissière in dowry to the count of Gourcy for her niece, Marie-Thérèse de Ligniville.

Partly classified as Historic Monuments since 13 February 1997, the Fort House retains remarkable defensive elements, such as its facades, roofs, entrance gate and fountain, as well as its entire park. Subsequent changes (XVIII, 19th and 20th centuries) have altered some original structures, but the site remains a significant example of the Lorrain seigneurial architecture of the late Middle Ages, mixing residential, religious (chapel) and military functions (canonières, moats).

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