Château de la Garrigue hosts meetings, study days, seminars, conventions, product launches, galas, Christmas parties and weddings, from 10 people to more than 2,000 standing. The château stands on a 12-hectare estate at 980 chemin de Pellausy in Villemur-sur-Tarn, north of Toulouse, with a lake, gardens and a violin-shaped pool.
Seminars and company events
The estate sells a study day for up to 70 participants: an equipped room, a welcome coffee, two breaks and a semi-gastronomic lunch served in the Salle Alto. Study days use the Mozart and Beethoven rooms or the Salle Alto. For larger formats, such as conventions, general assemblies, conferences, trade shows or product launches, the Salle Piano and the Chapiteau d'Anaya take hundreds of people. Company evenings, team building and Christmas parties for staff and their families are also organized, with shows, entertainment and meals on request. All rooms have high-speed Wi-Fi and a screen.
Weddings and receptions
Weddings can run from the ceremony to the next-day brunch. A large wedding uses the Salle Piano, which takes up to 650 guests, with a cocktail by the violin-shaped pool. A smaller wedding of up to 130 guests can take over the Salle Alto on its own. Birthdays, baptisms, anniversaries and retirement parties are also hosted.
Rooms and capacities
The Salle Piano covers 700 m² with a 6-meter ceiling. It holds 2,000 standing or 600 seated, and has an 11 by 7 meter stage, professional sound and lighting, a sound and light technician included in the hire, a caterer's kitchen, a bar, dressing rooms and a cloakroom. The Chapiteau d'Anaya, a 340 m² big top, seats 930 on tiered benches around a circular ring, plus 100 extra chairs, with technicians included. The Salle Alto, 170 m² on the first floor of the château, has brick walls and a fireplace: 60 theatre, 50 classroom or U-shape, 130 banquet, 150 cocktail. The Salle Trio, 160 m², combines a bar, a lounge and a dance floor with a DJ booth: 70 theatre, 40 classroom, 35 U-shape, 90 banquet. The Mozart (62 m²) and Beethoven (54 m²) rooms each take 30 people. The park is listed for 2,400 at a cocktail and 5,000 standing, with an outdoor kitchen and an outdoor stage from June to September.
Accommodation
The estate has 22 bedrooms, reserved for people organizing or attending an event. Six Prestige rooms of about 30 m², including one suite, occupy the second floor of the château, each with a double whirlpool bath. Sixteen Villa rooms in the grounds offer a double bed or twin beds and a private shower room.
Catering
The Salle Piano and the Salle Alto both have an equipped caterer's kitchen and a bar. The Salle Alto serves semi-gastronomic menus on request, and the study day includes lunch there.
History and setting
The name comes from garric, the Occitan word for oak, and old oaks still stand in the park. The estate is recorded from the early 19th century. The singer and pianist Honorine Gasc, admired by Chateaubriand and Lamartine, is part of its story, which explains the musical names of the rooms. Zeid Hassim bought the château in 2012 and restored it over six years to turn it into an event venue. The estate also runs its own concerts and shows.
Getting there
The estate gives Toulouse-Blagnac airport at about 30 minutes and central Toulouse at about 40 minutes, with Montauban at a similar distance. Parking holds more than 500 cars, and the main rooms are accessible to guests with reduced mobility.
