En un regard
Le château en bref
Goin Castle lies in the village of Goin, south of Metz, in the Moselle department. The site was occupied by a fortified castle first mentioned in the 14th century. The 1824 cadastral survey still shows its layout: a quadrangular enclosure surrounded by a moat, flanked by four large corner towers and smaller towers along the sides. Over the centuries, the lordship was divided among several families from Metz, including the Lohier, Warise, Chaverson, Baudoche and de Heu families. The castle was sacked by the Swedes in 1633 and rebuilt in the early modern period. The present residence consists of a central block and two short wings, each with a small round tower, featuring Renaissance-style windows and an 18th-century grand staircase with a wrought-iron balustrade. The record mentions a remodelling around 1842 and classical decorations, now largely lost or deteriorated. The castle is not protected under the French *monuments historiques* designation. The local urban plan (*plan local d'urbanisme*) makes protective provisions for it and refers to a property project intended to fund its restoration.