Château de Lunéville

In 1702 Duke Leopold I of Lorraine, leaving his capital Nancy, then occupied by the French, chose Lunéville, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle, as the home of his court. He had Germain Boffrand, a pupil of Jules Hardouin-Mansart, build a sumptuous château inspired by Louis XIV's palace.

Restrained yet elegant in style, the château became the residence of Leopold and then of his successor, Stanisław Leszczyński, made Duke of Lorraine through his son-in-law Louis XV. A listed historic monument owned by the département since 2001, it attracts thousands of visitors every year.

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