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Le château en bref
Craincourt Castle is located in the Saulnois, in Moselle. Originally the advocacy (vouerie) of the Abbey of Senones, the lordship passed to the lords of Delme, one branch of whom took the name of Craincourt as early as the 13th century, and then to the Lorraine families of Haraucourt, Einville and Greische. The fortified house was built at the end of the 15th century and remodelled in the last quarter of the 16th century, notably by the addition of towers attributed to the Greische family. Rectangular in plan beneath a double-pitched roof, it is flanked by two square towers and a round tower to the north, with exterior decoration of Renaissance character. Interior alterations were carried out in the 18th century, the period of the portal dated 1728; outbuildings were reworked in the 19th century, and a dovecote and boundary wall complete the ensemble. The castle, its outbuildings, its boundary wall and its portal have been listed as historic monuments since 24 December 1991. It is a privately owned property.