Cattenom: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

Cattenom combines military architecture, religious monuments, and designated circular routes. The Gros ouvrage du Galgenberg was built from 1931 to 1936. The complex comprises two entrances and six combat blocks connected by underground galleries. At the summit of the hill, the Gros ouvrage also had an observatory for observing the Moselle Valley.

Culture

The ossuary of Cattenom is located beneath the cemetery chapel on Place de la Fontaine. Its construction campaign dates back to 1723. It is protected as a Monument historique; it was listed by a decree dated 23 November 1987. The monument to Barbe de Nève, who died in 1578, comprises a statue, a Cross of the Holy Trinity, and a marble relief.

The Church of Saint Martin in Cattenom is closed to the public due to structural damage. For the Gros ouvrage du Galgenberg, guided tours were scheduled in 2026 on 26 July, 2 and 30 August, 6, 13, 20 and 27 September, and 11 November at 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. For the Petit ouvrage de Sentzich, guided tours were scheduled in 2026 every Saturday from 4 April to 26 September, starting at 2:30 p.m.

Circular Routes

The “Circuit à vélo à travers le patrimoine local de Cattenom” cycle route runs for 12 km through Cattenom, Husange, and Sentzich and provides access to 30 cultural and historical sights. A circular route of approximately 6 km is also designated around Lac du Mirgenbach, intended for cyclists, pedestrians, and mountain bikers.

Access to the Mirgenbach reservoir in Cattenom has been temporarily closed to the public since 27 June 2026.

Surroundings

The surroundings of Cattenom are home to Ouvrage Immerhof, Fort de Guentrange, and Abri du Zeiterholz; each of these three structures is a fort. Château de Malbrouck, a château, is also located in the surroundings of Cattenom.

The wider regional surroundings of Cattenom include Zoo du Bois de Coulange, a zoo, as well as the mountains Mont Saint-Jean, Gehaansbierg, and Gaalgebierg.

Renting a holiday apartment in Cattenom can form part of your own travel planning.

More local pages: Epping, Burtoncourt, Chémery-Les-Deux, Folkling, Boulay-Moselle, Rohrbach-Lès-Bitche, Zoufftgen, Marieulles

To the higher-level travel overview: Moselle.