The place on the Romance-Germanic language border was first mentioned in 770, as well as in 1103 as Castrum Richis Curtis and in 1273 as Ruchesingne.[1] He belonged to the diocese of Metz.[2]
The land of Hellocourt, a name attested since 1594, was originally called La Broc (1182). Former stronghold of the bishopric of Metz, successive property of several noble families in the …