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Origin and history

Lamecourt Castle, located in Rubécourt-et-Lamécourt in the Ardennes, is a monument surrounded by moats and water bodies, fed by Rûle Creek. Its two square towers, dating from the 16th century, frame the entrance, while the house body and wings were later redesigned, incorporating neo-Gothic elements and a landscaped park. Nearby, the stables, of classic style with pilasters and triangular pediment, could have housed a Protestant temple in the 16th century.

The castle, attested since the sixteenth century, was a place of religious conflicts: occupied by the Leagues in 1588, it was taken over by the Protestants in the same year. Over the centuries, he changed hands between noble families (of Jouvence, Dainville, Vissec de Latude, etc.), before becoming, in the 19th century, the property of manufacturers such as the Ternaux and the Montagnac, whose factories were installed on the estate. In 1986, it was listed as a historical monument, a sign of both a seigneurial past and textile industrial activity.

The architecture of the castle mixes medieval traces (doves, towers) and 18th and 19th century transformations, such as neo-Gothic windows or park layout. The 17th century portal and the stables, with their three-part apse, illustrate this stylistic evolution. The site, close to the farm in Lamécourt, also preserves ponds linked to past industrial activity, reflecting its dual aristocratic and economic heritage.

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