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Le château en bref
Château de Charleville-sous-Bois, also known as the château de Vaugelet, stands at 3 rue du Château, at the foot of the southern slope of the church hill in this village in the Moselle. It brings together two periods: a maison-franche built around 1620, of which a two-storey rectangular building survives in the projecting wing, and a château rebuilt around 1775 for Jean-Louis Caillou, lord of Valmont, to plans attributed to Dom Sébastien Chais, a Benedictine, parish priest of Charleville and brother-in-law of the patron. The building, in a restrained Classical style, has an L-shaped plan over three levels, attics included, with a principal façade of nine bays and a slate hipped roof. Inside, a U-shaped staircase retains its wrought-iron handrail. One room is traditionally associated with Sébastien Chais. The estate later passed to the Vaux d'Achy family and then to the Vaugelet family. The château, its outbuildings and its gardens have been listed in their entirety as a monument historique since 29 June 1993. Privately owned, it is not open to visitors.
