The Château de Grésillon can be rented for seminars, training sessions and residential group events of up to 120 people. It stands in Saint-Martin-d'Arcé, part of Baugé-en-Anjou in Maine-et-Loire, and works best for groups that want to work, eat and sleep on one site. The château is run as a cultural centre for Esperanto, so rental dates fall around its own course calendar.
Seminars and company events
The official rental page names company seminars among the uses it welcomes, next to family gatherings and large-group stays. A seminar can use the château rooms for plenary and workshop sessions, and the annexes for a larger audience. The kitchen follows professional hygiene rules, so a group can cook for itself or call on the in-house cook for some meals. A video projector and a sound system can be added to the booking. The château is available from March to December.
Rooms and capacities
In the château itself, the Salon takes 30 to 40 people, the Library 20 to 25 and the Veranda 10 to 20. Wi-Fi is available. In the annexes, a reception and conference hall holds 80 people. Three activity rooms offer about 40 places in total, and a bar room has its own small kitchen. Two dining rooms seat up to 70 people together.
Accommodation
The château and its outbuildings hold 25 rooms with 60 beds. The site gives a capacity of 61 people in another section, so confirm the exact bed count when you book. Rooms have washbasins, and toilets and showers are shared and close by. Rooms with three to five beds suit teams and trainees. Tents can be pitched in the meadow, with a separate block for washing facilities. Two rental formulas exist: a flat rate for groups of up to 120 people, and a per-person, per-night formula for groups of at least 15, available Monday to Friday only.
Catering
Groups can prepare their own meals in the equipped kitchen or ask the in-house cook to provide some of them. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are offered as options. Two dining rooms keep the whole group at one sitting for up to 70 guests.
History and setting
The château sits in an 18-hectare park with table tennis, volleyball, an interpretation trail and direct access to the Voie Verte, a cycle route. The site is quiet and rural, which suits residential seminars where participants stay together for several days. Its Esperanto programme brings language courses and cultural weeks to the same buildings during the year.
Getting there
The address is Saint-Martin-d'Arcé, 49150 Baugé-en-Anjou. The estate has a page with directions and a bus timetable on its website. Plan a car or a shared minibus from the nearest rail station in Anjou.
