Château Couten

This building is a former mill attached to the Abbey of Saint Airy, dating from 1774. It would have been used to produce flour, weapons, notably two-handed swords (zweihander), and to whip cloth. The building was bought by Mr. Couten, who fled Metz after the annexation of Alsace-Moselle, and converted it into a château. The château was sold to the city of Verdun in 1951, and restored in recent years.