Tour des Voués

En un regard

Le château en bref

Overlooking the Meurthe from a rock a few metres high, the Tour des Voués is the oldest medieval remnant in Baccarat. Built in 1305 by Henri I of Blâmont to protect the houses of the serfs, it takes its name from the "voués", meaning defenders. In 1332, the Bishop of Metz, Adémar de Montil, bought it back from his vassal Henri III and obtained the right to add a castle to it, around which a town could develop: this is the origin of the town. A quadrangular mass of roughly 14.7 m by 11.7 m, about thirty metres high, with walls 2.8 m thick, it is pierced by fifteen windows and arrow slits. The original entrance, built into the rampart, is now walled up; a vaulted passage remains. The site may be visited from the outside, either freely or on a guided tour.