Château de Féligonde hosts weddings for up to 180 guests, company seminars for 5 to 110 people and private receptions. The estate is a family château in Sayat, in the Puy-de-Dôme, about ten minutes from Clermont-Ferrand and Riom, set in a 4-hectare park at the foot of the Auvergne volcanoes. The owners live on the property and handle bookings themselves.
Seminars and company events
For company events the château offers several rooms that take from 5 to 110 people, arranged to suit the meeting. The owners can handle the welcome coffee and the breaks, and their caterer offers several formulas for lunch or dinner. A seminar brochure can be downloaded from the website. For team activities the estate works with local partners: foot golf, laser game and a range of games played on site. The listed partners include Volcanik and an outdoor adventure company in the volcano area.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings have been the main activity since the owner's father opened the estate to receptions about thirty years ago. A wedding booking covers a full weekend, from Friday at 8 am to Sunday at 7 pm. It includes the 200 m² reception hall for 180 guests, a 130 m² stretch tent for the drinks reception in case of bad weather, the 12-bed gîte for the Saturday night, the natural swimming pool, the 4-hectare park and parking. Tables and chairs are supplied for up to 150 guests.
Couples are free to choose their suppliers, including the caterer, the florist, the entertainer and any special furniture rental. The owners can help select them, and every supplier must follow the estate's rental terms. A camping area with sanitary facilities can be provided for guests. Sleeping in the reception rooms is not allowed. Birthdays, christenings and other private parties are quoted on request.
Rooms and capacities
The reception hall measures 200 m² and takes 180 guests. The meeting rooms take groups from 5 to 110 people; their individual names and sizes are not published. The stretch tent covers 130 m² and serves as a covered space for the drinks reception.
Accommodation
The gîte occupies part of the château where the owners also live. It sleeps 12, with a maximum of 15. The ground floor has an open kitchen and dining room of 45 m² and a 55 m² living room with two sofa beds. A stone staircase shared with the owners leads to the bedrooms. On the first floor are the Rose room (25 m², 160 cm bed, shower room) and the Églantine room (15 m², 140 cm bed, shower room). On the second floor, two 20 m² family rooms with two double beds each share a shower room. The gîte is rented for a minimum of two nights, and parties are not allowed in it.
Catering
There is no in-house restaurant. For seminars, the estate's partner caterer offers lunch and dinner formulas, and Solignat Traiteur is listed among the partners. For weddings and private events, clients bring the caterer of their choice.
History and setting
The estate has belonged to the same family since the 17th century. According to the family, the château was rebuilt in the 16th century after the plague, when the château and the village of Sayat were burned. In 1666 Mathieu Pellissier de Féligonde bought an office of royal counselor and secretary at the Cour des aides of Clermont-Ferrand. The family coat of arms, dated 1696, shows a pelican feeding its young. The name is said to come from the Latin Felix Onda, after a spring that still runs beside the château. Horses, cows and other animals live on the estate.
Getting there
The address is Féligonde, 63530 Sayat. The château is about ten minutes by car from Clermont-Ferrand and Riom. It is open all year.
