Château de La Roche-Guyon

The Château de La Roche-Guyon hosts seminars, colloquia and study days for 5 to 50 people in four rooms, and weddings and receptions for 20 to 160 guests in its 18th-century stables. The château stands against the chalk cliffs above the Seine at La Roche-Guyon, in the Val-d'Oise, between Vétheuil and Giverny.

Seminars and company events

The château runs full or half working days for seminars, colloquia and incentives. A typical day starts with a welcome coffee, followed by sessions, a break, lunch as a buffet or served at table, an afternoon session and a final break. Breaks use local products, such as Vexin biscuits, organic fruit juice and pastries from local bakers. A screen and a video projector are available. The château offers a day package or the hire of rooms alone, and the Galerie is quoted on request. Tailored guided tours can be added, and the area offers hiking, canoeing and hot-air balloon flights. Gift baskets for staff can also be ordered.

Weddings and receptions

Weddings and private celebrations, such as birthdays, take place in the Écuries, the former stables, for 20 to 160 guests. The hire runs from Friday at 13:00 to Sunday at 17:00, either bare or furnished. Erisay is the exclusive caterer for weddings, and all other suppliers can be chosen freely. The château also offers private hire for film shoots and photo sessions.

Rooms and capacities

Four rooms serve business events: the Salle du Vicaire and the Salle de l'Évêque, 32 m² each, the dining room of 50 m² and the Galerie of 120 m². Together they take groups of 5 to 50. The Écuries have two large halls on either side of a central vestibule under a brick and stone groin vault, partly rebuilt after the bombings of the Second World War, and are reserved for large events, private receptions and weddings.

Catering

For seminars, lunches are served as a buffet or at table, and breaks are prepared with local products. For weddings, catering comes exclusively from Erisay.

History and setting

A keep crowns the cliff above the village, and the château below grew against the chalk, with cellars cut into the rock that now host installations during the heritage days. The La Rochefoucauld family shaped the estate in the 18th century: in 1740 Duke Alexandre de La Rochefoucauld had the stables built by his architect Louis De Villars, on the model of Versailles and Chantilly, with a rearing horse carved by Jamay on the tympanum. The estate also includes a kitchen and fruit garden and an English garden. The château is run today as a public cultural body that programmes exhibitions and seasonal events.

Getting there

The address is 1 rue de l'Audience, 95780 La Roche-Guyon. By train, take a service from Paris Saint-Lazare to Mantes-la-Jolie, then bus line 1119 to the village. By car, the A15 towards Cergy-Pontoise or the A13 towards Rouen, exit 11 at Mantes-la-Jolie, both lead to the village, where a public car park sits at the entrance. The château gives a journey time of one hour to 1 h 30 from Paris.