Chateau de Villemont

Château de Villemont in Tintigny, Luxembourg Province, occupies a site with deep historical roots: Roman villa remains and proximity to the ancient Reims-Trier trade road. From 1270 onward, the seigneurie of Villemont extended over 6,000 hectares and encompassed most of modern-day Tintigny's villages. Major Catholic families of the Netherlands—de Wez, de Barbanson, de Mérode, and de Trazegnies—successively occupied the fortress, until Prussian troops burned it in 1718. Rebuilt by Pierre Jean Gérard de Trazegnies in 1720, the castle stood until completely destroyed on August 22, 1914, then was meticulously reconstructed after World War I in faithful 18th-century style. The château remains a private residence owned by the family of Jamblinne de Meux.