Grune Castle (private property)

property). The history of the village is intimately linked to the history of its castle. The castle was the seat of a high seigniory that was under the jurisdiction of the feudal court of the La Roche County. Henri de Wellin, Lord of Grune, Crupet and Masbourg, is the first Lord ever mentioned in a 1290 document.

The castle was surrounded by ditches until the beginning of the 19th century. The building forms a quadrilateral shape; it is composed of a seigniorial dwelling and a farm that has fallen into ruin. The house was built in 1613 by Gilles de Mozet, Lord of Grune. In 1851, it was restored by Th. Pety de Thozée. In 1894, it was restored a second time round by the Count Maurice de Ramaix. This event is commemorated by a stone bearing his arms and motto sealed into the back of the building. The farm dates from the early 18th century and the portal exterior is topped with a stone bearing the arms of the Mozet-Waha family. The castle suffered greatly during the First World War. It was almost entirely burnt down, and the building was (partially) restored in 1946.