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Château de Pomay is located in the commune of Lusigny, in the Allier department, at the locality known as Pommay. The estate, mentioned as early as the 15th century as land reclaimed from the forest, was rebuilt in the 17th century in the Louis XIII style. For a time it was the residence of Madame Fouquet and her daughter, exiled following the disgrace of the Superintendent of Finances Nicolas Fouquet; the Marquise de Sévigné visited them there and dated two of her letters from “Pomé”. The château consists of a central main building with a ground floor and a first floor, framed by two pavilions. It is approached by a long avenue closed by a gate adorned with 18th-century ironwork; a first courtyard, lined with outbuildings to the north and south, precedes the main courtyard (cour d'honneur), framed by two brick towers crowned with octagonal bell turrets. The château, together with its two detached towers and its outbuildings, has been registered (inscrit) as a Monument historique since 14 April 1947. Privately owned, it is not open to visitors but can be seen from the outside.
