En un regard
Le château en bref
Farciennes Castle, in the Hainaut, is today a ruin. A medieval fortress is mentioned in 1344, a fief of the Principality of Liège; the prince-bishop Adolf of der Mark then authorised Hendrik of Farciennes to restore it. The present building, in brick and limestone, dates from the first quarter of the 17th century according to the Walloon inventory (around 1630 according to other sources) and is associated with Albert of Longueval, lord of Farciennes, whose arms adorn the Baroque portal. It formed a quadrilateral with a corner tower; only the west wing with its two towers, part of the south wall and the south-east tower survive. Converted into a farm in the 19th century, it suffered from subsidence caused by mining. The commune bought back the remains in 2008, according to a secondary source.