Château de Jallanges

The Château de Jallanges takes seminars, congresses, general meetings, product launches and weddings for 30 to 700 people, with a main hall seating 500, a second hall for 200, six salons for smaller groups and lodging for up to 145 guests. The estate is at Vernou-sur-Brenne, in the Vouvray vineyards between Tours and Amboise.

Seminars and company events

The château sells seminars, congresses, study days, team building, incentives, product launches and general meetings, and it also hosts exhibitions and concerts. Equipment and staff can be supplied with the rooms: audiovisual systems and technicians, a resident DJ, tables, chairs, standing tables, lecterns and stages, decorators and hostesses. Team-building options include two escape games for six players each, Le Traité de Péronne and L'Héritage du Mage, and the Château des Défis, a games area of 10 hectares with 1,500 m² indoors. The spa can close a working day: a hammam, a sauna, a sensory shower and two spas in a 15th-century cellar, and two massage rooms opened in 2024.

Weddings and receptions

The team counts more than 2,500 receptions since it began hosting in 1986. The two Banneret halls are the main reception rooms, and an outdoor altar is used for ceremonies. Extras offered include classic car hire and bespoke arrivals or shows in the park.

Rooms and capacities

Le Banneret, 500 m² on the ground floor, seats 500. It is soundproofed and has an adjoining professional kitchen, stages from 2 to 60 m², a projector, four separate entrances, vehicle access, 15 toilets, a shower and a cloakroom. Le Petit Banneret, 250 m², seats 200, with its own professional kitchen, a bar lounge and audiovisual equipment. The Salon Gaudin seats 40 for meetings or cocktail lunches. Five further salons on the ground floor take 5 to 20 people each, with audiovisual equipment on request. Since 2023 a 500-seat open-air theatre stands in the grounds, with 50 places for people with reduced mobility.

Accommodation

The estate lodges up to 145 guests across five guest rooms in the château, for one to four people each, and gîtes and a loft for groups of 4 to 15. Breakfast is included in the guest rooms. Guests share two pools, one indoor and one outdoor heated to 28°C, a gym, a tennis court and billiards. There is 8,000 m² of parking and an electric car charging point.

Catering

Meals are provided by the château's own catering service, Jallanges' Traiteur, which works from the professional kitchens next to the two halls.

History and setting

The château was built in 1465 under Louis XI for one of his ministers and is a Renaissance building. It was close to ruin when the Ferry-Balin family bought it in 1984, and Stéphane Ferry-Balin began its restoration in 1986. The estate covers 25 hectares of forest and 10 hectares of park, with a French-style garden. It is protected as a historic site.

Getting there

The château is about 10 km from both Tours and Amboise. The stations of Tours and Saint-Pierre-des-Corps are close by, and Paris is 55 minutes away by TGV. Tours Val de Loire airport is a few minutes by car. The postal address is Vernou-sur-Brenne, 37210 Vouvray.