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Origin and history

The Château de Pocé-sur-Cisse, located in the department of Indre-et-Loire in the Centre-Val de Loire region, has its origins at the end of the 15th century. It was originally built by the Bueil family, including Jean V de Bueil, Count of Sancerre and Admiral of France, and his son Antoine, whose wife was Jeanne de France. This castle, typical of late medieval architecture, was then passed on to several noble families until the Revolution.

In the 19th century, the estate underwent a major transformation: it housed an industrial foundry, whose buildings, built under the castle, have now disappeared. In 1823 Armand Moisant, master of forges, obtained permission to build an "iron factory" on the site. At the end of the 19th century, the castle was restored and its park redesigned in English, embellished with iron statues from the former Ducel foundry, active on site.

The castle changed hands several times, passing among other things to the families Dubek, Bonneau, and Chaufourneau, before being seized as a national good during the Revolution. In the 20th century he was bequeathed to the Julian-Bertrand Foundation for Childhood abandoned by his last owner, Mrs Julian Bertrand, in 1924. It was listed as a historic monument in 1937 and was also protected in 1942.

The building preserves notable medieval elements, such as the towers of the south facade, the facade is with its round path, and two turrets in corbellation. The back part, however, dates from the restoration of the 19th century. Today, the castle and its park bear witness to both the seigneurial history of the Touraine and the industrial era that marked the region.

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