Château Bouret hosts weddings, seminars, team-building days, conventions and company parties, with a dinner room that seats up to 250 guests on a single floor and opens onto views of the Seine. Couples and companies choose their own caterer, and the venue applies no closing time and no extra charge for late hours. The château is an 18th-century family house at Seine-Port, in the Seine-et-Marne, about 45 kilometers and 45 minutes from southern Paris.
Seminars and company events
Company events are handled by the agency D Heucqueville SARL, which has organized seminars, team-building days, conventions and other corporate events at the château for several years. The venue presents itself as close to Paris, Orly and Roissy, which helps for teams arriving from several sites. The site does not list meeting rooms, audiovisual equipment or layouts for seminars, so ask the agency for a technical sheet before you plan a plenary.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are the core of the business. The hosts, Inès and Frédéric, each have more than 20 years of experience in events and have welcomed hundreds of couples. The day can start with a room reserved for the couple to get ready, then photos in the park, a drinks reception in a room decorated with 15th-century high reliefs and on the terrace above the river, dinner for up to 250, and a dance floor with a lounge bar. Couples can set up from the Friday, choose all their suppliers and stay as late as they wish. Options include an arrival by helicopter and a brunch the next day. The château plants a tree in the park for each wedding.
Rooms and capacities
The dinner room takes up to 250 people seated on one level and opens widely onto the bends of the Seine. The cocktail room has 15th-century high reliefs. The terrace looks over the river and the park. The orangery is planted with greenery, and the reception salons and dance floor with its lounge bar complete the offer. Only the dinner room has a published capacity.
Accommodation
Twelve guest rooms stand at the edge of the park. A shuttle running through the night links the château to other lodgings within 15 minutes. Outside events, the estate can be rented by the week, with lodging for more than 16 people.
Catering
There is no set caterer: clients choose their own, and the hosts can advise. The venue's sample packages combine the château hire, a caterer, decoration and the helicopter arrival for 100 guests.
History and setting
The house dates from the 18th century. Louis XV came to the château twice with Madame de Pompadour, according to the owners. Étienne Michel Bouret, born in Nantes in 1709 and presented on the site as a finance minister of Louis XV, married a cousin of Madame de Pompadour. Diderot mentions him several times in Rameau's Nephew, and Voltaire wrote verses about him. From its terrace and park, the château looks over the bends of the Seine and a park of more than 150 hectares around the royal pavilion. The house has also been used for film shoots.
Getting there
Seine-Port is about 45 kilometers south of Paris, a 45-minute drive. The site places the château near Orly and Roissy airports and about 35 minutes from Disneyland Paris. Ask the hosts for directions and the nearest station when you plan guest travel.
