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Origin and history

The Château de Pommier stands on the town of Cortevaix, in Saône-et-Loire, on a slope. It is accessible by a courtyard bordered to the south by a carriageway door and a pedestrian door in the middle of the hangar. Originally, it consisted of a two-storey rectangular house body, flanked by two round towers: one at the northeast corner and the other at the south façade. The latter still preserves the traces of a missing steeple. Additional buildings, added in the 19th century, changed its original structure.

The chapel, located on the first floor and vaulted ridge, was founded in 1633. The castle, private property, has known several influential owners. At the end of the 14th century, a family named Pommier was its lord. In 1478 the local lord paid tribute to Louis XI. In the 16th century, the land passed to Chemilly, and at the beginning of the 17th century Claudine de Chemilly brought in marriage to Philippe de Raffin, whose descendants kept it until the Revolution.

During the Revolution, the citizen Acquin, from Cluny, acquired the good. By 1830 the estate was divided and sold to several owners, which altered its appearance. At the end of the 19th century, the captain of frigate Cros undertook a restoration of the main house body. In the 20th century, Mr. Chabrier became its owner. The coat of arms of Chemilly, a two-pointed dazure and a fascist of the same, recall their historical connection to the site.

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