Château de Cypierre

Seminars and company events

Château de Cypierre hosts company seminars, weddings and receptions for up to 400 seated guests in a reception hall built in its former farm buildings. The château stands at Volesvres, in the Charolais-Brionnais area of Saône-et-Loire, less than ten minutes from Paray-le-Monial. The owners shape each seminar with the organiser and quote on request.

The 420 m² hall can be divided into two parts, which allows a plenary session on one side and lunch on the other. Coffee breaks and meals are served on site, and caterers have spacious working areas with their own access. The hall is accessible to guests with reduced mobility, and the whole site is enclosed. The Charolais-Brionnais tourist office lists activities nearby for an afternoon outside.

Weddings and receptions

For weddings and private receptions, the spaces are hired from Friday to Sunday inclusive, which leaves time for setting up and for a gathering on the day after. Hosts choose their own suppliers and there is no corkage fee. Tables and chairs are included, and tableware, chair covers and tablecloths can be hired. A covered awning outside and a second covered space opening onto the countryside give a fallback if the weather turns. The keep, the courtyard and the car park stay lit all night.

Rooms and capacities

The main hall, a restored barn by the practice À Deux Architectes, covers 420 m² and seats 400. It has an oak ceiling, wrought-iron chandeliers and a glazed roof that shows the timber frame. The Salle du donjon, a 90 m² room in the 12th-century keep with four large windows and stone window seats, serves as a quiet room for young children, for rehearsing speeches or for last-minute preparations.

Accommodation

The property offers 15 beds in two places: the Suite familiale inside the château and La Réserve de Cypierre, a gîte that opens onto the courtyard. More accommodation is available around Paray-le-Monial.

Catering

There is no in-house caterer. Organisers bring the caterer of their choice, who works from the dedicated areas with independent access.

History and setting

The keep, more than 30 metres high, dates largely from the 12th century. A corner turret with a spiral staircase was added in the 14th century, an open gallery in the 17th century, and the château was enlarged in 1823. The chapel was reassembled in 1901, and a pigeon loft of 1831 stands above the carriage gate that now serves as the main entrance. Its history is linked to Philibert de Marcilly, governor to Charles IX, and to Jean-François Claude Perrin de Cypierre, intendant of Orléans from 1760 to 1787. The same family has held it for 300 years. The château has been listed as a historical monument since 1985, and the farm buildings were converted for events in 2016, which helps fund its restoration.

Getting there

The RCEA road links the château to the A6 motorway. Lyon is under 1 h 30 away, Mâcon and Montceau-les-Mines about 40 minutes, and Moulins and Chalon-sur-Saône about an hour. The car park is lit at night.