Château de Buzelet

On the slopes of the Lorraine Plateau, the village of Sainte-Ruffine is located eight kilometers from the historic center of Metz.
This small castle remained in its original condition until World War II. Its residents, who were not originally from Alsace-Lorraine, were driven out and replaced by the family of a German officer, who restored part of the building. At the time of liberation, the roof collapsed and was replaced with fiber-cement tiles, which disrupted the elegant simplicity of this residence. The imposing roof has just been re-thatched with slate, as it was originally.
The tour offers a glimpse into what life might have been like in the home of an 18th-century marquis.
In the 19th century, the residence was purchased by a German member of parliament, Friedrich SCHÜLER, whom some of his modern-day compatriots consider the “grandfather of Europe.”