Château de la Cassemichère hosts seminars, team-building days, gala evenings, family celebrations and weddings for groups of 15 to 200 people. The estate stands among the vineyards of La Chapelle-Heulin, near Nantes and the Loire, and can be privatized for a day or for several days, with guest rooms in the château for those who stay overnight.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells turnkey professional events. Its largest room takes 200 people in one layout and 180 in another, and three smaller rooms suit workshops and committees of 15 to 80. Every room comes with a paperboard, a projector and video, and the main rooms add a microphone. Wifi is listed for the largest room. Team building takes place in the vineyard, and the estate's wine tourism program adds tastings, cellar visits and a tour of the château, which can close a working day or open an incentive trip.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings are held all year. The main reception room seats up to 180 guests, looks over the vines and has exposed beams, a fireplace, a stage, a terrace and step-free access. The wedding offer for this room is turnkey: the room, the caterer and the wines come together. A smaller rustic room seats 42 for a rehearsal dinner or a brunch the next day, and the park is available for photographs and outdoor moments. The team helps couples plan the day with suppliers from the region.
Rooms and capacities
La Salle des Gastronomes de la Mer covers 200 square meters and takes 200 or 180 people depending on the layout. Le Caveau des Gastronomes covers 80 square meters, for 80 or 50 people. La Salle de Montifault covers 70 square meters, for 70 or 50 people, and seats 42 for a meal, with a back kitchen. Les Salles du Château cover 50 square meters inside the house, for 25 or 15 people, with a kitchen.
Accommodation
The château rents guest rooms, and the estate lists several lodgings: La Suite du Château, L'Aile droite du Château, La Maison du gardien, Le Dortoir des vendangeurs, Domaine de Montifault and Les Jardins de la Muse. The harvesters' dormitory suits a group that wants to sleep on site at a lower cost.
Catering
The wedding package in the main room includes the caterer and the estate's own wines. For other events, the estate works with partner suppliers from the area. Its Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur lie and other wines can be served at the table or tasted with the team.
History and setting
The house was built at the start of the 17th century. In 1601 Roland Giraud, a silk merchant from Nantes, bought the noble house of la Cassemichère. François Cottineau organized the vines around the château in the 18th century and was executed with his family in 1794 for sheltering a priest. In 1740 a notarial deed of the estate used the word Muscadet for the first time. Donatien Bahuaud developed the estate from 1953, and a family has run it since 2005. Today 28 hectares of vines and 5 hectares of woods surround the château.
Getting there
The estate lies in the Nantes vineyards, close to the Loire. Nantes has the nearest main railway station and Nantes Atlantique airport is the nearest airport.
