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Le château en bref
Rue Haute, in Mauvages, in the south of the Meuse department, the château stands on the site of a fifteenth-century fortified house that no longer survives. According to local historical tradition, the site was ceded in 1628 by Antoine de Gâtinois and Renée de Lovigny to Charles de Vigneulles, whose family would remain associated with the place. In 1704, the residence was rebuilt for Antoinette de Vigneulles in the classical style of the early eighteenth century. The main building has a restrained layout typical of Lorraine architecture of that period, but the towers of its enclosure retain an almost medieval silhouette, a reminder of the site's former defensive function. The building has been studied and recorded by the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel de Lorraine. It is today a privately owned property that is not open to visitors, but the whole can still be seen from the village street.