Châtel-sur-Moselle (French pronunciation: [ʃɑtɛl syʁ mɔzɛl] ⓘ, literally Châtel on Moselle) is a commune in the Vosges department in Grand Est in northeastern France.
With its commanding position alongside the River Moselle, located at the junction of the three main Roman roads and at the end of the Trans-Burgundy highway, Châtel played a strategic role throughout its long history up to 1940-44 during World War II.
It then became the property of a most prominent Burgundian family, the Lords of Neufchâtel, after the wedding of daughter Alix de Vaudémont with Thiebaut VII of Neufchâtel-Burgundy.
In 1544, the House of Lorraine gained possession of Châtel, thus ending a legal wrangling between Elisabeth of Neufchâtel's heirs.
A sophisticated network of storerooms and galleries completed the fortress' defenses and allowed communication between the castle, the town downwards, and the river banks.