Château de Chignat hosts seminars, conferences, company dinners, product launches, birthday parties and weddings, for groups from 10 to 400 people. The estate offers four meeting rooms in the château, three reception halls in former barns, a cocktail bar, a marquee and lodging for up to 95 people in summer. It stands at Vertaizon, in the Puy-de-Dôme, about 15 minutes east of Clermont-Ferrand.
Seminars and company events
The four meeting rooms sit in the historic château and have been renovated in a contemporary, coworking style. They take groups of 10 to 60 people and all have Wi-Fi and a high-definition projector. For a plenary session or a large company dinner, the Salle Dame-Jeanne covers 290 m². The cocktail bar can be hired for 20 to 150 people for an after-work event or a launch, and a pool bar themed on a film suits informal meetings.
Half-day and full-day packages include a welcome breakfast, coffee breaks and lunch, served indoors or under the marquee. Teams can use a sports room, a team-building area, a heated outdoor pool, a large terrace, a pétanque court and a fire pit. Site visits are arranged on request.
Weddings and receptions
The whole estate is hired for a weekend, from Friday to Sunday, or for longer. Weddings take 50 to 300 guests. Ceremonies can take place in the large garden behind the family house or under the marquee, which offers a covered, private setting. Cocktails are served in the gardens, which cover more than 5,000 m². Off-season packages run from November to April. A sauna, two pétanque courts and the heated pool are open to guests.
Rooms and capacities
The main reception hall takes up to 200 guests in cabaret style or 250 at banquet tables. Three halls in the converted barns take 50 to 300 seated guests for weddings, and up to 400 seated for conferences according to the seminar page. Each hall has a projector and a screen, and the estate provides 300 chairs and tables of several sizes. The Salle Dame-Jeanne covers 290 m². The marquee covers 400 m² and seats up to 300 for a wedding. The four meeting rooms take 10 to 60 people.
Accommodation
Two lofts of 350 m² each in the historic building have five and seven double rooms, for 24 people in all, with two kitchens and lounges. A small family house at the entrance, run as a gîte, sleeps 15. From June to September, vintage caravans and four glamping lodge tents bring the total to about 95 guests. The château itself is listed with 12 bedrooms, each with a private bathroom.
Catering
The seminar page states that catering is handled in-house, with cocktail lunches, buffets and seated meals. For weddings, the estate provides a service kitchen for the caterer. Confirm the catering arrangement for your event when you ask for a quote.
History and setting
The château was a private family home before it was renovated and turned into an event estate. Weddings opened in April 2024. The site describes it as a contemporary property set in large gardens, with a heated pool and a terrace.
Getting there
By car, take the A711 toward Pont-du-Château, then the D2089 toward Vertaizon. The estate is about 15 minutes from Clermont-Ferrand, 5 to 10 minutes from Pont-du-Château, about 1 h 30 from Saint-Étienne and about 2 hours from Lyon.
