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The Pouët mansion, located in Preuilly-sur-Claise (Indre-et-Loire), is a 16th-century building built on a hillside overlooking the Claise valley. A former fiefdom of the Barony of Preuilly, he belonged to the parish of Saint-Michel-du-Bois. Its architecture combines a rectangular housing body, a truncated circular tower and a screw staircase in a square tower. The access gate, dating from the 17th century, marks the entrance to this private property classified Historic Monument since 1984.

The family of Perion, owner in the 16th and 17th centuries, left its mark in the historical denominations of the site, such as Grange-Périon or La Grange-Jacquemin. Among the attested lords were Jean de Péron (1567), Antoine de Péron (1574) and Louis de Péron (1656). The mansion changed hands in 1743, bought by Baron François de Gallifet to Jacques Mayaud de Bois Lambert. At the end of the 18th century, Louis Villeret was the farmer. The building preserves remarkable elements such as a 15th century fireplace and sled windows.

The architecture of the mansion reflects its evolution: the main house, flanked by a semicircular tower, is extended by an appentis. The north-west facade features a square tower housing the screw staircase. Inside, a 15th century chimney, with a coat supported by two columns, bears witness to an earlier occupation. The entrance gate, with its cochère door and pedestrian door, dates from the seventeenth century. The site, registered for its facades and roofs, remains a private property not open to the public.

Historical sources also mention toponymic variations, such as Le Poëte on the map of Cassini (late 18th century). The fief included dependencies like Guillery and Gratepuy. Its inscription in the Historical Monuments in 1984 underscores its heritage importance in the landscape of Tourangeau, marked by the seigneurial heritage and architectural transformations of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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