Château de Césarges hosts study days, residential seminars, strategy meetings, retreats and weddings, with up to 200 seated guests for dinner and 300 for a ceremony. It offers 1,300 m² of indoor space, 14 bedrooms and a 7-hectare park. The château stands at 770 chemin de Césarges in Maubec, in the Isère, 30 minutes from Lyon and 45 minutes from Grenoble.
Seminars and company events
The château sells study days, residential seminars, strategy meetings and team retreats, and works with each company on a program built around its goals. The owners, Laurie and Gabin, founded a personal development company, En Développement, and the château also hosts retreats, wellness stays and training courses, either run by outside facilitators or open to individual participants. This makes it a fit for management seminars that mix work sessions with coaching or reflection time.
Groups have 1,300 m² of indoor space, the park for breaks and outdoor sessions, and 80 parking spaces. An events and communication manager, Justine, coordinates bookings and the running of each event. The site does not publish the names or capacities of the meeting rooms, so ask for the layout that suits your agenda.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are a core activity. The site gives room for 300 guests at the ceremony and 200 seats for dinner, with the park available for a ceremony in the open air. The team encourages couples to arrive the day before and spread the celebration over a weekend, with preparation in the bedrooms, ceremony, dinner and an evening party. Visits are by appointment.
Rooms and capacities
The 2017 and 2018 renovation created a large reception room that opens onto the south terrace and added a lift. The château's published figures are 1,300 m² of indoor space, 200 seats for a dinner and 300 guests for a ceremony. Floor plans and room details are in the seminar and wedding brochures.
Accommodation
The château has 14 bedrooms. The wedding page gives 42 beds and the seminar page 38, so check the count for your group. Guests describe the rooms as large, with old parquet floors.
Catering
The site does not describe the catering arrangement. Ask the team whether meals are provided in-house or by a caterer of your choice.
History and setting
The house traces its origin to 1575 and the marriage of Barbe de Césarges and Étienne de Meffray. It was rebuilt in 1790 on the remains of an earlier fortified castle. In 1770, Jean-Jacques Rousseau stayed as a guest of the Marquise de Césarges. The full renovation of 2017 and 2018 covered the roof, the decoration, the bedrooms, the reception room and the lift. The park covers 7 hectares and is reached by a private drive.
Getting there
The nearest station is Bourgoin-Jallieu, about 25 minutes by train from Lyon Part-Dieu or Lyon Perrache, then 10 minutes by taxi to the château. Lyon Saint-Exupéry airport is 40 km away, about 25 minutes by road. By car, take the A43 and leave at exit 7 or 8 depending on your direction. Parking is free on site.
