Château de Champs-sur-Marne

Cocktails, gala dinners, company ceremonies and private events can be held in the orangery and the 85-hectare landscaped park of the Château de Champs-sur-Marne, a classical château east of Paris managed by Monuments nationaux, about 30 minutes from the capital by car. The château does not publish its capacities online.

Seminars and company events

Companies can book the orangery and the park for professional events, from cocktail receptions to gala dinners and corporate ceremonies. The château is also hired for film, series, documentary and advertising shoots. A rate sheet for space hire is available as a download, and the hire and filming service handles enquiries by phone and email. Companies can also become patrons of the château, with benefits such as private visits, invitations and access to spaces, which can be shared with staff or clients.

Weddings and receptions

Private events are accepted in the park and the orangery. For weddings, the château offers photo sessions on the estate, by booking and all year, for the couple and their photographer. It does not advertise wedding receptions.

Rooms and capacities

The orangery is the main space named for private events, and the park covers 85 hectares. The château gives no seated or standing figures on its website, so ask the hire service for the capacity of each space and the layouts allowed in a listed monument.

Catering

The website does not describe catering arrangements. Ask the hire service which caterers may work in the orangery and the park.

History and setting

The château was built in the early 18th century for the financier Paul Poisson de Bourvallais. After the death of Louis XIV he was jailed in the Bastille and gave up the estate, which passed in 1718 to the Princesse de Conti, a daughter of Louis XIV. The duc de La Vallière lived here from 1739 to 1763 and received Voltaire and Madame du Châtelet, and he let the estate to Madame de Pompadour from 1757 to 1759. In 1895 Louis and Louise Cahen d'Anvers bought the estate and paid for a full restoration: the architect Walter Destailleur rebuilt the attic floor from 18th-century plans, and Henri and Achille Duchêne redesigned the park as a mix of formal French garden and English landscape. The family bequeathed its furniture collection to the State in 1935. From 1959 to 1974 the château housed foreign heads of state on official visits, and it opened permanently to the public in 1974. The interiors include the Salon chinois, and the park carries the Jardin remarquable label.

Getting there

By train, take RER A to Noisiel, then walk about 20 minutes (1.8 km) or take bus 220 to the Mairie stop, about 250 metres from the gate. By car, take the A4 motorway, exit Torcy-Noisiel, then follow signs for the château. A free car park with 54 spaces faces the château, and there is bike parking at the park entrance. The château opens every day except Tuesday.