Raymond Poincaré Museum, Sampigny

Located on the ground floor of the summer residence of Raymond Poincaré (1860-1934) in Sampigny, the Raymond Poincaré Museum looks back at the life and career of this illustrious figure from Meuse: a lawyer, an academic, a statesman and President of the Republic during the Great War.

Born in Meuse; destined for national greatness

Elected President of the Republic on 17 January 1913, his term of office spanned the entire Great War, which profoundly marked his political career. Presidential gifts, photographs, personal items, audio archives and audiovisual documents help to illustrate the life and career of Raymond Poincaré. The collection of newspapers, posters and postcards are proof of the penchant for caricatures in the first half of the 20^th century. As a major political figure, Raymond Poincaré did not escape the caricaturist’s pen.

A garden of the past and the present

“It’s here that I have spent the best days of my life,” confided Raymond Poincaré in his memoirs. Overlooking the Meuse valley, the Louis XIII residence built by the Nancy-based architect Charles-Désiré Bourgon is beautifully enhanced by a terraced garden boasting a mixture of Italian flowerbeds, rockeries and a variety of plant species from Nancy’s national collection. The covered Asian-themed seating area provides stunning views of the village. Flower-filled meadows, genuine reservoirs of biodiversity, are being cultivated where the vegetable garden once stood

The Raymond Poincaré Museum is open from April to November:

• during the week, except Tuesdays, from 10am to 12 noon, and from 2pm to 5.30pm.
• at weekends and on public holidays from 2pm to 6pm.

The rest of the year, the museum is open to groups by request only.

Free admission