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Le château en bref
The Château d'Hausen stands at the western entrance to Hombourg-Haut, in Moselle, and bears witness to the industrial past of eastern Moselle. A master ironmaster's residence, it was built in the 1760s by the de Wendel family, after being granted permission to establish a forge on the Rosselle in 1758. The Mérimée record dates it to around 1762, while other sources give its completion as 1766. It then passed to the d'Hausen family, who gave it its name, then in 1882 to Gouvy Frères and in 1938 to the Société houillère de Sarre et Moselle. After 1946, it became the administrative headquarters of the Houillères du Bassin de Lorraine. The rectangular building, constructed of dressed stone with two small wings, has a symmetrical facade of seven bays, a triangular pediment, a slate Mansard roof and a horseshoe-shaped staircase. Its landscaped garden retains an orangery, a grotto, a pond and the gardener's house. Listed as a monument historique in 2019, the building now houses the town hall, and its park is open during opening hours.