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Ancien hôtel de Bilistein, premier château des princes de Salm

Senones, Vosges, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
Protection
classé MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures y compris le passage charretier (cad. AH 59, 60) : classement par arrêté du 18 décembre 1997
Protection dates
1997/12/18 : classé MH
Type
hôtel, château
Main period of construction
milieu 18e siècle
Dates
1754, 1781
Ownership
propriété d'une société privée
Address
1, 2 place Clémenceau ; 16, 23 place Charles-Thumann
Commune
Senones
Département
Vosges
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Coordinates
48.39521, 6.98261
Mérimée reference
PA00107296

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1607 map "Lotharingia Meridiona" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Château construit à partir de 1754 pour le prince de Salm, face à l'ensemble abbatial. Ce château occupe une place déterminante dans le plan de la ville du 18e siècle. Lors de la construction du second château en 1775, il devient le pivot de la composition urbanistique et on perce en son milieu un passage charretier (en 1781). Réaménagement au début du 19e siècle. Un incendie en 1994 a complètement ravagé la toiture.

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Castle built from 1754 for the prince of Salm, facing the abbey complex. This castle occupies a determining place in the plan of the city of the 18th century. When the construction of the second castle in 1775, it becomes the pivot of the urbanistic composition and a passage for carts is pierced through its middle (in 1781). Remodelling in the early 19th century. A fire in 1994 completely destroyed the roof.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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