page_title: Château de Failloux
section_title: The castle
hierarchical_section_title: Château de Failloux / Architecture / The castle
caption_attribution_description: Façade principale du Château de Failloux, Epinal/Jeuxey (France)
context_page_description: The Château de Failloux was built in the 18th century in northeastern France. It is located in the commune of Jeuxey in the Vosges département, France, a few kilometers from the historical center of Épinal. The castle takes its name from the local hamlet, Grande Failloux. Etymologically, the term "Failloux" derives from the unusual abundance of deciduous trees in an area generally dominated by coniferous trees. Although falling within the administrative area of the commune of Jeuxey, the site of Failloux is isolated from the village and is located closer to the town of Épinal. The castle entrance has an ornamental wrought-iron gate designed by the workshops of Jean Lamour, who built the gates of the Place Stanislas in Nancy, in France.
context_section_description: The castle is a narrow building, 24 metres (79 ft) long, and  only 6.5 metres (21.3 ft) wide, with a height of about 8.5 metres (28 ft), providing  three floors and an attic. Three low-vaulted cellars provide the support for the building.  At the time of its construction, the house had 21 rooms, one of which was used for indoor tennis. Some time around 1772, the rear part of the castle was widened, and fireplaces (à la royale” (with a large mirror above) added to two reception rooms. In one of the fireplaces, an iron  plate on the bottom of the hearth is decorated with a capped blazon of a royal crown and flowers with lily. The main staircase is made of 21 relatively  low, wide steps of single blocks. The wrought-iron banister was made by  the same workshop that  supplied the entrance gates.
caption: The 26 windows in  the mùain  facade.
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