Château de Pange, Heritage castle in Pange, France.
Château de Pange is an 18th-century house on the French Nied in Pange, Moselle. Its central block with a triangular pediment is flanked by two pavilions facing the river, and a perron and terrace lead down to the water. The ochre facade has tall rectangular windows, a steep slate roof with dormers, and a small square cupola; a 17th-century barn stands on the grounds.
The castle was built in 1720 following plans by architect Jean-Baptiste Louis for Jean-Baptiste-Louis Thomas, replacing earlier medieval fortifications destroyed by fire in previous centuries. Its construction represented a renewal of the site as a noble residence in the Baroque era.
The château has stayed in the Thomas de Pange family, which produced François de Pange, Anne-Louise de Domangeville, the historian Jean de Pange and his wife Pauline de Broglie. A small mid-19th-century church adjoins the castle and holds several old stained-glass windows. After World War II the building housed a children's home, closed in 1983.
The château stands at the southern edge of Pange, about 15 km southeast of Metz, on the bank of the French Nied. Its 22,000 m² garden, laid out by landscape architect Louis Benech, can be visited. The grounds are reached from the village; the house itself is still owned by the Thomas de Pange family.
The gardens underwent a complete redesign in 2002 by landscape architect Louis Benech, who created themed sections throughout the grounds. These areas now display geometric hedges and restored moats planted with roses, connecting the gardens to the site's defensive past.
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