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Château de Fléville à Fléville-devant-Nancy en Meurthe-et-Moselle

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Renaissance

Château de Fléville

    Rue du Château 
    54710 Fléville-devant-Nancy
Private property
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Crédit photo : Freb - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1300
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
vers 1320
Construction of dungeon
1533
Completion of Renaissance façade
1758
Stanislas Leszczyński stay
1812
Acquisition by the family of Lambel
XVIIIe siècle
Park and courtyard facilities
1982, 1991, 2007
Historical Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The facades and roofs of the castle, the building of the 16th century communes, including its porch, as well as the 18th century communes; the old moat; the bridge, including the two vessels at the entrance; the six rock vases decorating the ditch parapet; the ground of the beds preceding the bridge; the dovecote (Case AC 3, 6-10): classification by order of 2 February 1982 - The park, including the orangery, the house of the Gardener, the hermitage, the bridge of the Island, the gazebo and the cooler (cad. AC 4, 11 to 15): classification by order of 10 October 1991 - The castle in its entirety, as well as its fence wall on the rue du Château with its hemicycle depreciations on the entrance courtyard side and the built-in space of the old common oven in its entirety (see Box. A 7, 8, 10, 29): by order of 26 June 2007

Key figures

Michel de la Chausse - Architect Manufacturer of the Renaissance façade (1533).
Stanislas Leszczyński - King of Poland Stayed at the castle in 1758.
Louis-Ferdinand de Nesle (dit Gervais) - Landscape architect Created the French gardens (XVIIIe).
Comte de Choulot - Landscape Set up the romantic garden (XIXe).

Origin and history

Fléville Castle, located in Fléville-devant-Nancy (Meurthe-et-Moselle), is an iconic building combining medieval architecture and Renaissance. Built in 1320, it retains a 30 metre high feudal dungeon, symbol of its defensive origin. In 1533, the main façade, of first French Renaissance style, was completed under the direction of architect Michel de la Chausse. This unique balcony, inspired by Italian models, and carved skylights illustrate the transalpine influence on Lorraine.

The castle, spared by Richelieu during the Thirty Years' War, houses remarkable elements such as dried moat, a courtyard decorated with rocky vases (XVIIIth century), and a furnished interior including a chapel and the Lorraine State Hall. The chamber of Stanislas Leszczyński, king of Poland, bears witness to his stay in 1758. Since 1812, the family of Lambel has owned it, preserving this heritage classified as a Historic Monument since 1982 and 2007.

The 20-hectare park, labeled 'remarkable garden', combines a French garden designed in the 18th century by Louis-Ferdinand de Nesle (known as Gervais) and a romantic garden furnished in the 19th century by the Count of Choulot. There is a vegetable garden, a rose garden, an orangery with a trompe-l'oeil decor (circa 1680), and a gazebo. Ranked since 1991, the park completes the architectural complex open to the public, with guided tours offered from March to December.

Comparisons with the castle of Azay-le-Rideau highlight the purity of the lines of Fléville, while its dungeon and moats recall its feudal past. Renaissance woodwork, Lorraine's coat of arms, and securities collections enrich the visit. The castle thus illustrates the architectural evolution of the Lorraine, from medieval fortifications to Renaissance elegance, to landscape arrangements of the Lights.

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