Hôtel de Gournay, Private mansion in Metz, France.

Hôtel de Gournay is a private mansion in Metz featuring a yellow Jaumont stone entrance porch. The 2,700-square-meter structure includes extensive interiors and a large garden that borders Saint-Martin Church.

The mansion dates from the 18th century and belonged to the Gournay family of Metz. General Lasalle, the Napoleonic cavalry commander killed at Wagram in 1809, was born in the house, and two paintings of him hang inside. Mademoiselle de Coëtlosquet later gave the family home to the French Army, which turned it into a home for young soldiers.

The Gournay family gave the mansion its name, and the building later passed to the French Army through Mademoiselle de Coëtlosquet, becoming a home for young soldiers. Since 1970 it has housed the Association Seniors Temps Libre, which runs activities and services for older residents. Two paintings inside depict General Lasalle, born in the house.

The Hôtel de Gournay stands on Rue du Grand Cerf in the Metz-Centre district, entered through the arched porch on the street. Since 1970 it has housed the Association Seniors Temps Libre, so the interior is given over to its activities rather than open as a museum. Visitors can view the listed porch and gate from the street; the enclosed park behind runs as far as Saint-Martin church.

The entrance porch on Rue du Grand Cerf has a round-headed arch of tan and honey stone, with a rope-like molded band and jambs carved with interlaced patterns; a red metal gate with scrollwork closes it. The two staircases and this porch are the three listed parts. General Lasalle, born here and killed at Wagram, is shown in two paintings kept in the house.